Diffusion-weighted imaging of the entire spinal cord
โ Scribed by B. J. Wilm; U. Gamper; A. Henning; K. P. Pruessmann; S. S. Kollias; P. Boesiger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-3480
- DOI
- 10.1002/nbm.1298
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