On the use of a spin‐echo based double inversion recovery acquisition for the measurement of cortical brain thickness

To determine whether a spin‐echo‐based sequence, which are inherently insensitive to magnetic field inhomogeneity, can be used for brain cortical thickness measurement studies.

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