Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 151-157 , February 2012

Robustness of fat quantification using chemical shift imaging

Received 22 June 2011 ,Revised 22 September 2011 ,Accepted 23 September 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2011.09.011

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 151-157 , February 2012

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