Feasibility of Kidney DTI Using Parallel Transmission in Normal Volunteers

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accountability acquisition allowed anisotropy applications applied approved artifact artifacts assessment board body breathing channel clinical coils collected color combined compliant conditions consecutive contains controlled coronal cortex cortical custom dept derive derived designs despite development diffusion diffusivity dimensional disease distortion distortions driven duration eigenvalues enable encoded evaluate evaluation evident excitation feasibility female field fractional free functional general generated health healthy history holds human hypothesized included independent informed inhomogeneity initial institutional insurance intersection isotropically kidney kidneys locally males many maps material matrix medical medulla minimal minutes motion networks noise note oriented parallel parametric physiology placed planar portability primary principal processing promising prototype pulse pulses quality radiologist radiology randomly readout reduced refocused registered related relevant renal resolution respectively review rigid scanner sections selective sensitizing separate shot slice software spatial spatially spin structured structures studies subjects suffers superior susceptibility system tensor tissue transform transmission transmit tubular typically valuable vessel view volunteer volunteers written years zoomed