Improving B1 homogeneity in abdominal imaging at 3 T with light and compact metasurface

Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation Department of Radiology, Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Center, Saint Petersburg, 197341, Russian Federation Department of Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, 111321, Colombia Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, F-13013, Marseille, France

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