Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Brain Metabolite Levels Assessed by Lactate-Edited MR Spectroscopy in Premature Neonates with and without Pentobarbital Sedation
Z.J. Wang, D.B. Vigneron, S.P. Miller, P. Mukherjee, N.N. Charlton, Y. Lu and A.J. Barkovich
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2008, 29 (4) 798-801; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0912
Z.J. Wang
D.B. Vigneron
S.P. Miller
P. Mukherjee
N.N. Charlton
Y. Lu

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Z.J. Wang, D.B. Vigneron, S.P. Miller, P. Mukherjee, N.N. Charlton, Y. Lu, A.J. Barkovich
Brain Metabolite Levels Assessed by Lactate-Edited MR Spectroscopy in Premature Neonates with and without Pentobarbital Sedation
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2008, 29 (4) 798-801; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0912
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Brain Metabolite Levels Assessed by Lactate-Edited MR Spectroscopy in Premature Neonates with and without Pentobarbital Sedation
Z.J. Wang, D.B. Vigneron, S.P. Miller, P. Mukherjee, N.N. Charlton, Y. Lu, A.J. Barkovich
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2008, 29 (4) 798-801; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0912
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