Repeatability of Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Measurements in Healthy Fibroglandular Breast Tissue at 3T

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able accordingly account accounts achieved acquisition allow amide amides animals applied assessment asymmetry automated averaging best binomial biostatistics brain breast bulk cancer caused channel chemical coil concentration confidence contamination control criteria cycle defined demons dependent designated determine diffusion distinguish double duty encoding equipped exchange extrapolated fast feasibility field fitted frequencies frequency gauss goal good gradient gross healthy history hour human humans includes individual inflammation inhomogeneities institute interval larger longitudinal macromolecular macromolecules macroscopic magnitude maps mechanisms medical menstrual mobile molecular noise normalized offset ongoing outlined panel parallel partial particular pathological patients period potential potentially previously prior processing produce proton protons pulsed pulses quantify radiological radiology receive registered relatively reliably repeatability representative residuals resolution reveal saturation scanner scheme semi sense sensitive sensitivity shot significantly simply skin slice smith solute spectra spectrum spurious statistics studies subjects suppression swept table termed thresholding tissue transfer treatment tumors twice typically unilateral upon variability volunteers water women zero