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Mineralization of the Deep Gray Matter with Age: A Retrospective Review with Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging
S.L. Harder, K.M. Hopp, H. Ward, H. Neglio, J. Gitlin and D. Kido
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2008, 29 (1) 176-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0770
S.L. Harder
K.M. Hopp
H. Ward
H. Neglio
J. Gitlin

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S.L. Harder, K.M. Hopp, H. Ward, H. Neglio, J. Gitlin, D. Kido
Mineralization of the Deep Gray Matter with Age: A Retrospective Review with Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2008, 29 (1) 176-183; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0770
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