Diffusion restriction in the human spinal cord characterized in vivo with high b-value STEAM diffusion imaging
β Scribed by Rangwala, Novena A.; Hackney, David B.; Dai, Weiying; Alsop, David C.
- Book ID
- 122405685
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 858 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1053-8119
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