Robust abdominal imaging with incomplete breath‐holds

Breath‐holding is an established strategy for reducing motion artifacts in abdominal imaging. However, the breath‐holding capabilities of patients are often overstrained by scans with large coverage and high resolution. In this work, a new strategy for coping with resulting incomplete breath‐holds in abdominal imaging is suggested.

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