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Proton MR Spectroscopy and MRI-Volumetry in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
B.A. Cohen, M. Inglese, H. Rusinek, J.S. Babb, R.I. Grossman and O. Gonen
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2007, 28 (5) 907-913;
B.A. Cohen
M. Inglese
H. Rusinek
J.S. Babb
R.I. Grossman

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