Absolute thermometry using hyperpolarized <sup>129</sup> Xe free-induction decay and spin-echo chemical-shift imaging in rats.
Agilo Luitger KernMarcel GutberletRegina RumpelInga BrueschJens M HohlfeldFrank WackerBennet HensenPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2022)
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