Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
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;
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

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T2 Relaxation Values in the Developing Preterm Brain
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