Radial fast spin‐echo method for T2‐weighted imaging and T2 mapping of the liver

To evaluate a multishot radial fast‐spin echo (RAD‐FSE) method developed to improve the quality of abdominal T2‐weighted imaging as well as the characterization of focal liver lesions.

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