Radio frequency (B1) field mapping at 7T using 3D SE/STE EPI technique
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A. Lutti, C. Hutton, J. Stadler, O. Josephs, O. Speck, C. Tempelmann, J. Bernarding, and N. Weiskopf Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Special Lab Non-Invasive Brain Imaging, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany, Dept. Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Experimental Physics, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, Institute for Biometry and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany
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