ECG-triggered FASTERMAP Shimming Allows for Reproducible Shim Convergence in Spinal Cord Spectroscopy
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A. Hock, A. Henning, M. Schär, A. Fuchs, S. Kollias, and P. Boesiger University and ETH Zurich, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, University Hospital of Zurich, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Baltimore, MD, United States, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH, United States, University Hospital of Zurich, Institute of Neuroradiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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