Diffusion Measurements Using Radiofrequency Field Gradient: Artifacts, Remedies, Practical Hints

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-254

  Humbert, F ^a   Valtier, M ^a   Retournard, A ^a   Canet, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion; NMR; Radiofrequency field gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001313776     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1998.1541     Document Type: Article

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