Design Optimization of a 32-Channel Head Coil at 7T
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B. Keil, C. Triantafyllou, M. Hamm, and L. L. Wald A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, MGH, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States, A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, Mc Govern Institute for Brain Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States, Siemens Healthcare, Charlestown, MA, United States, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States
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