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Serial Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging and Proton MR Spectroscopy of Acute Large Demyelinating Brain Lesions: Case Report
Alex Rovira, Imma Pericot, Juli Alonso, Jordi Rio, Elisenda Grivé and Xavier Montalban
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2002, 23 (6) 989-994;
Alex Rovira
aMagnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain
Imma Pericot
bUnit of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain
Juli Alonso
aMagnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain
Jordi Rio
bUnit of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain
Elisenda Grivé
aMagnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain
Xavier Montalban
bUnit of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona. Spain

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Alex Rovira, Imma Pericot, Juli Alonso, Jordi Rio, Elisenda Grivé, Xavier Montalban
Serial Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging and Proton MR Spectroscopy of Acute Large Demyelinating Brain Lesions: Case Report
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