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Ex vivo Evaluation of ADC Values within Spinal Cord White Matter Tracts
Eric D. Schwartz, Emily T. Cooper, Chih-Liang Chin, Suzanne Wehrli, Alan Tessler and David B. Hackney
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2005, 26 (2) 390-397;
Eric D. Schwartz
Emily T. Cooper
Chih-Liang Chin
Suzanne Wehrli
Alan Tessler
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Ex vivo Evaluation of ADC Values within Spinal Cord White Matter Tracts
Eric D. Schwartz, Emily T. Cooper, Chih-Liang Chin, Suzanne Wehrli, Alan Tessler, David B. Hackney
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