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MR Spectroscopy in Gliomatosis Cerebri
Martin Bendszus, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Rüdiger Klein, Ralf Burger, Christian Schichor, Jörg C. Tonn and Laszlo Solymosi
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2000, 21 (2) 375-380;
Martin Bendszus
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Monika Warmuth-Metz
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Rüdiger Klein
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Ralf Burger
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Christian Schichor
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Jörg C. Tonn
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
Laszlo Solymosi
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., L.S.), Neuropathology (R.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.B., C.S., J.C.T.), University of Würzburg, Germany.

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Martin Bendszus, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Rüdiger Klein, Ralf Burger, Christian Schichor, Jörg C. Tonn, Laszlo Solymosi
MR Spectroscopy in Gliomatosis Cerebri
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