Body MR imaging at 3.0 T: Understanding the opportunities and challenges

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1445-1462

  Barth, Mara M ^a   Smith, Martin P ^a   Pedrosa, Ivan ^a   Lenkinski, Robert E ^a   Rofsky, Neil M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34948897576     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.275065204     Document Type: Review

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