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Sodium MR Imaging Detection of Mild Alzheimer Disease: Preliminary Study
E.A. Mellon, D.T. Pilkinton, C.M. Clark, M.A. Elliott, W.R. Witschey, A. Borthakur and R. Reddy
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2009, 30 (5) 978-984; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1495
E.A. Mellon
D.T. Pilkinton
C.M. Clark
M.A. Elliott
W.R. Witschey 2nd
A. Borthakur

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E.A. Mellon, D.T. Pilkinton, C.M. Clark, M.A. Elliott, W.R. Witschey, A. Borthakur, R. Reddy
Sodium MR Imaging Detection of Mild Alzheimer Disease: Preliminary Study
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2009, 30 (5) 978-984; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1495
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