Advanced MRI strategies for assessing spinal cord injury

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-101

  Smith, Seth A ^a   Pekar, James J ^b   Van Zijl, Peter C M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84867830518     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00006-1     Document Type: Chapter

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