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T2‐weighted thin‐section imaging with the multislab three‐dimensional RARE technique

Oshio et al., 1991

Document ID
13997994682237086266
Author
Oshio K
Jolesz F
Melki P
Mulkern R
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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A novel three‐dimensional (3D) RARE (rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement) sequence was implemented on a clinical imager. In this technique, multiple slabs are excited in the same way as in the multisection spin‐echo sequence, and each slab is further …
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