Signal‐to‐noise ratio and MR tissue parameters in human brain imaging at 3, 7, and 9.4 tesla using current receive coil arrays

Relaxation times, transmit homogeneity, signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) and parallel imaging g‐factor were determined in the human brain at 3T, 7T, and 9.4T, using standard, tight‐fitting coil arrays.

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