Detecting lesions in multiple sclerosis at 4.7 tesla using phase susceptibility‐weighting and T2‐weighting

To demonstrate 4.7 Tesla (T) imaging methods for visualizing lesions in multiple sclerosis in the human brain using phase susceptibility‐weighting and T2 weighting.

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