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Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging in Patients with Posttraumatic Epilepsy
Rajesh Kumar, Rakesh K. Gupta, Mazhar Husain, Davender K. Vatsal, Sanjeev Chawla, Ram Kishore S. Rathore and Sunil Pradhan
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2003, 24 (2) 218-224;
Rajesh Kumar
Rakesh K. Gupta
Mazhar Husain
Davender K. Vatsal
Sanjeev Chawla
Ram Kishore S. Rathore

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Rajesh Kumar, Rakesh K. Gupta, Mazhar Husain, Davender K. Vatsal, Sanjeev Chawla, Ram Kishore S. Rathore, Sunil Pradhan
Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging in Patients with Posttraumatic Epilepsy
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2003, 24 (2) 218-224;
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