Sensitivity of MRI to proteoglycan depletion in cartilage: comparison of sodium and proton MRI
β Scribed by A Borthakur; E.M Shapiro; J Beers; S Kudchodkar; J.B Kneeland; R Reddy
- Book ID
- 114476205
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 807 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1063-4584
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