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T2 Relaxation Values in the Developing Preterm Brain

Serena J. Counsell, Nigel L. Kennea, Amy H. Herlihy, Joanna M. Allsop, Michael C. Harrison, Frances M. Cowan, Joseph V. Hajnal, Bridget Edwards, A. David Edwards and Mary A. Rutherford
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2003, 24 (8) 1654-1660;
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