439 THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY KNEE CARTILAGE T2 MAPPING IN VIVO
โ Scribed by T. Shiomi; T. Nishii; H. Tanaka; Y. Yamazaki; K. Murase; K. Nakata; H. Yoshikawa; N. Sugano
- Book ID
- 114352220
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1063-4584
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