Evaluation of the dependence of CEST-EPI measurement on repetition time, RF irradiation duty cycle and imaging flip angle for enhanced pH sensitivity.

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Published in Phys Med Biol on August 13, 2013

Authors

Phillip Zhe Sun1, Jie Lu, Yin Wu, Gang Xiao, Renhua Wu

Author Affiliations

1: Athinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA. pzhesun@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

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