Hyperpolarized Noble Gas Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Human Lungs in 150G Magnetic Field
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Imaging of Human Lungs in 150G Magnetic Field by Adelaide Zhang Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY August 2 00 © 2000 Adelaide X. Zhang. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to M.I.T. permission to reproduce and Distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis And to grant others the right to do so. I BARKER MASSACHUSETT 8NSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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