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Improved Detection of Skull Metastasis with Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging
A.J. Nemeth, J.W. Henson, M.E. Mullins, R.G. Gonzalez and P.W. Schaefer
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2007, 28 (6) 1088-1092; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0501
A.J. Nemeth
J.W. Henson
M.E. Mullins
R.G. Gonzalez

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A.J. Nemeth, J.W. Henson, M.E. Mullins, R.G. Gonzalez, P.W. Schaefer
Improved Detection of Skull Metastasis with Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2007, 28 (6) 1088-1092; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0501
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