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Evaluation of the Pathologic Characteristics of Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury with MR Imaging
Sara A. Berens, Daniel C. Colvin, Chen-Guang Yu, Robert P. Yezierski and Thomas H. Mareci
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2005, 26 (7) 1612-1622;
Sara A. Berens
Daniel C. Colvin
Chen-Guang Yu
Robert P. Yezierski

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Evaluation of the Pathologic Characteristics of Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury with MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2005, 26 (7) 1612-1622;
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