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UTE imaging in the musculoskeletal systemChang et al., 2015
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- Chang E
- Du J
- Chung C
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- Journal of magnetic resonance imaging
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Tissues, such as bone, tendon, and ligaments, contain a high fraction of components with" short" and" ultrashort" transverse relaxation times and therefore have short mean transverse relaxation times. With conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences that …
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