Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Proton MR Spectroscopic Imaging Depicts Diffuse Axonal Injury in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
Barbara A. Holshouser, Karen A. Tong and Stephen Ashwal
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2005, 26 (5) 1276-1285;
Barbara A. Holshouser
Karen A. Tong

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Proton MR Spectroscopic Imaging Depicts Diffuse Axonal Injury in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
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