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Variable Refocusing Flip Angle Single-Shot Imaging for Sedation-Free Fast Brain MRI

R. Jabarkheel, E. Tong, E.H. Lee, T.M. Cullen, U. Yousaf, A.M. Loening, V. Taviani, Michael Iv, G.A. Grant, S.J. Holdsworth, S.S. Vasanawala and K.W. Yeom
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2020, 41 (7) 1256-1262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6616
R. Jabarkheel
aFrom the Stanford University School of Medicine (R.J.)
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E. Tong
bDepartments of Radiology (E.T., A.M.L., V.T., M.I.)
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E.H. Lee
cElectrical Engineering (E.H.L.)
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T.M. Cullen
eDepartment of Radiology (T.M.C., U.Y., S.S.V., K.W.Y.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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U. Yousaf
eDepartment of Radiology (T.M.C., U.Y., S.S.V., K.W.Y.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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A.M. Loening
bDepartments of Radiology (E.T., A.M.L., V.T., M.I.)
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V. Taviani
bDepartments of Radiology (E.T., A.M.L., V.T., M.I.)
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Michael Iv
bDepartments of Radiology (E.T., A.M.L., V.T., M.I.)
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G.A. Grant
dNeurosurgery (G.A.G.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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S.J. Holdsworth
fDepartment of Anatomy and Medical Imaging and Centre for Brain Research (S.J.H.), Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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S.S. Vasanawala
eDepartment of Radiology (T.M.C., U.Y., S.S.V., K.W.Y.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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K.W. Yeom
eDepartment of Radiology (T.M.C., U.Y., S.S.V., K.W.Y.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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