Non - uniform density EPI acquisition improves the SNR of smoothed MR images
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L. Kasper, S. Vannesjö, M. Häberlin, C. Barmet, K. E. Stephan, and K. P. Prüssmann University and ETH Zurich, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research, Zurich, Switzerland, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, London, United Kingdom
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