Optimisation of a Balanced Fast Field Echo Cine Sequence for the Assessment of Human Fetal Motor Function
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T. Hayat, J. Allsop, A. McGuinness, F. Ferrari, M. Rutherford, and J. V. Hajnal Robert Steiner MRI Unit, Imaging Sciences Department, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, Perinatal Imaging Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Modena University Hospital, Italy
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