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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in the Acute Phase of Transient Ischemic Attacks
Alex Rovira, Antoni Rovira-Gols, Salvador Pedraza, Elisenda Grivé, Carlos Molina and José Alvarez-Sabín
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2002, 23 (1) 77-83;
Alex Rovira
Antoni Rovira-Gols
Salvador Pedraza
Elisenda Grivé
Carlos Molina

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Alex Rovira, Antoni Rovira-Gols, Salvador Pedraza, Elisenda Grivé, Carlos Molina, José Alvarez-Sabín
Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in the Acute Phase of Transient Ischemic Attacks
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