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Image Contrast

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How does MRI work?

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Which factors determine image contrast and how are we able to influence them?

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Weishaupt, D., Köchli, V.D., Marincek, B. (2003). Image Contrast. In: How does MRI work?. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07805-1_3

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