Fast multistation water/fat imaging at 3T using DREAM‐based RF shimming

To show the effect, efficiency, and image quality improvements achievable by Dual Refocusing Echo Acquisition Mode (DREAM)‐based B1+ shimming in whole‐body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3T using the example of water/fat imaging.

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