Passband bSSFP: Functional contrast compared to GRE-EPI and SE-EPI at 3T
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P. E. Goa, A. Kristoffersen, M. H. Chappell, R. H. Tijssen, A. K. Håberg, and K. L. Miller Dept. of Medical Imaging, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Dept. of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, FMRIB Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxon, United Kingdom, Dept. of Neuromedicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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