Feasibility of T2‐weighted turbo spin echo imaging of the human prostate at 7 tesla

To demonstrate that high quality T2‐weighted (T2w) turbo spin‐echo (TSE) imaging of the complete prostate can be achieved routinely and within safety limits at 7 T, using an external transceive body array coil only.

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