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Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Normal Human Spinal Cord in Vivo
Chad A. Holder, Raja Muthupillai, Srinivasan Mukundan Jr, James D. Eastwood and Patricia A. Hudgins
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2000, 21 (10) 1799-1806;
Chad A. Holder
Raja Muthupillai
Srinivasan Mukundan Jr
James D. Eastwood

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Chad A. Holder, Raja Muthupillai, Srinivasan Mukundan Jr, James D. Eastwood, Patricia A. Hudgins
Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Normal Human Spinal Cord in Vivo
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