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Respiratory motion degrades MRI exams. Adequate detection of respiratory motion with pneumatic respiratory belts in small children is challenging and time-consuming.
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Vasanawala, S.S., Jackson, E. A method of rapid robust respiratory synchronization for MRI. Pediatr Radiol 40, 1690–1692 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1755-y
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