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New Morphologic Variants of the Hand Motor Cortex as Seen with MR Imaging in a Large Study Population
M. Caulo, C. Briganti, P.A. Mattei, B. Perfetti, A. Ferretti, G.L. Romani, A. Tartaro and C. Colosimo
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2007, 28 (8) 1480-1485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0597
M. Caulo
C. Briganti
P.A. Mattei
B. Perfetti
A. Ferretti
G.L. Romani
A. Tartaro

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M. Caulo, C. Briganti, P.A. Mattei, B. Perfetti, A. Ferretti, G.L. Romani, A. Tartaro, C. Colosimo
New Morphologic Variants of the Hand Motor Cortex as Seen with MR Imaging in a Large Study Population
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2007, 28 (8) 1480-1485; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0597
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