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MR Imaging Assessment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Degeneration and Age-Related Changes: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient versus T2 Quantitation

G. Niu, J. Yang, R. Wang, S. Dang, E.X. Wu and Y. Guo
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2011, 32 (9) 1617-1623; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2556
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G. Niu, J. Yang, R. Wang, S. Dang, E.X. Wu, Y. Guo
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2011, 32 (9) 1617-1623; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2556

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