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1H-MR Spectroscopy in the Human Spinal Cord

A. Hock, A. Henning, P. Boesiger and S.S. Kollias
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2013, 34 (9) 1682-1689; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3342
A. Hock
aFrom the Institute of Neuroradiology (A. Hock, S.S.K.), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering (A. Hock, A. Henning, P.B.), University and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.
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A. Henning
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering (A. Hock, A. Henning, P.B.), University and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.
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P. Boesiger
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering (A. Hock, A. Henning, P.B.), University and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.
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S.S. Kollias
aFrom the Institute of Neuroradiology (A. Hock, S.S.K.), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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