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Magic Angle Effects in MR Neurography
Karyn E. Chappell, Matthew D. Robson, Amanda Stonebridge-Foster, Alan Glover, Joanna M. Allsop, Andreanna D. Williams, Amy H. Herlihy, Jill Moss, Philip Gishen and Graeme M. Bydder
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2004, 25 (3) 431-440;
Karyn E. Chappell
Matthew D. Robson
Amanda Stonebridge-Foster
Alan Glover
Joanna M. Allsop
Andreanna D. Williams
Amy H. Herlihy
Jill Moss
Philip Gishen
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