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Magnetization Transfer Ratio Values and Proton MR Spectroscopy of Normal-appearing Cerebral White Matter in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Alex Rovira, Elisenda Grivé, Salvador Pedraza, Antoni Rovira and Juli Alonso
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2001, 22 (6) 1137-1142;
Alex Rovira
Elisenda Grivé
Salvador Pedraza
Antoni Rovira
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Magnetization Transfer Ratio Values and Proton MR Spectroscopy of Normal-appearing Cerebral White Matter in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Alex Rovira, Elisenda Grivé, Salvador Pedraza, Antoni Rovira, Juli Alonso
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2001, 22 (6) 1137-1142;
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