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A Novel Quantitative Simple Brain Metric Using MR Imaging for Preterm Infants
S. Nguyen The Tich, P.J. Anderson, J.S. Shimony, R.W. Hunt, L.W. Doyle and T.E. Inder
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 125-131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1309
S. Nguyen The Tich
P.J. Anderson
J.S. Shimony
R.W. Hunt
L.W. Doyle

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S. Nguyen The Tich, P.J. Anderson, J.S. Shimony, R.W. Hunt, L.W. Doyle, T.E. Inder
A Novel Quantitative Simple Brain Metric Using MR Imaging for Preterm Infants
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 125-131; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1309
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