Coil arrays for parallel imaging in magnetic resonance imaging

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ABSTRACT:
A partially parallel acquisition RF coil array for imaging a sample includes at least a first, a second and a third coil adapted to be arranged circumambiently about the sample and to provide both contrast data and spatial phase encoding data.

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