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Since introduction in the early 1970s by Lauterbur, Damadian, and Mansfield, MRI has experienced a tremendous progress. A lot of “brainpower” was invested to optimize this fascinating and important imaging technique.
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Klein, HM. (2016). MRI System. In: Clinical Low Field Strength Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16516-5_2
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