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Intracavitary birdcage resonator: Applications to the human prostate

Merchant et al., 1995

Document ID
5275837994019378788
Author
Merchant T
Schwartz L
Ballon D
Koutcher J
Scher H
Minsky B
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Twenty‐five patients with prostatic cancer were pro‐spectively examined with a prototype endorectal surface coil featuring a birdcage resonator circuit design. The purpose was to determine the safety of an intracavitary probe for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the …
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