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Characterization of Differences between Multiple Sclerosis and Normal Brain: A Global Magnetization Transfer Application
John L. Ostuni, Nancy D. Richert, Bobbi K. Lewis and Joseph A. Frank
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 1999, 20 (3) 501-507;
John L. Ostuni
Nancy D. Richert
Bobbi K. Lewis

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John L. Ostuni, Nancy D. Richert, Bobbi K. Lewis, Joseph A. Frank
Characterization of Differences between Multiple Sclerosis and Normal Brain: A Global Magnetization Transfer Application
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 1999, 20 (3) 501-507;
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