High-Resolution T1- And T2-Weighted Black Blood Inner Volume 3D Fast Spin Echo Imaging For Characterizing Vessel Wall Components In Vivo
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D. Mitsouras, R. V. Mulkern, C. D. Owens, T. Cai, A. G. Whitmore, H. Ersoy, M. S. Conte, M. A. Creager, and F. J. Rybicki Radiology, Harvard Medical School & Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, Vascular Surgery, Harvard Medical School & Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States, Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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