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Imaging Degeneration of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson Disease with Inversion-Recovery MR Imaging
L. Minati, M. Grisoli, F. Carella, T. De Simone, M.G. Bruzzone and M. Savoiardo
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2007, 28 (2) 309-313;
L. Minati
M. Grisoli
F. Carella
T. De Simone
M.G. Bruzzone

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L. Minati, M. Grisoli, F. Carella, T. De Simone, M.G. Bruzzone, M. Savoiardo
Imaging Degeneration of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson Disease with Inversion-Recovery MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2007, 28 (2) 309-313;
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