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Detection of Normal Aging Effects on Human Brain Metabolite Concentrations and Microstructure with Whole-Brain MR Spectroscopic Imaging and Quantitative MR Imaging

V.V. Eylers, A.A. Maudsley, P. Bronzlik, P.R. Dellani, H. Lanfermann and X.-Q. Ding
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2016, 37 (3) 447-454; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4557
V.V. Eylers
aFrom the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (V.V.E., P.B., P.R.D., H.L., X.-Q.D.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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A.A. Maudsley
bDepartment of Radiology (A.A.M.), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
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P. Bronzlik
aFrom the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (V.V.E., P.B., P.R.D., H.L., X.-Q.D.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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P.R. Dellani
aFrom the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (V.V.E., P.B., P.R.D., H.L., X.-Q.D.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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H. Lanfermann
aFrom the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (V.V.E., P.B., P.R.D., H.L., X.-Q.D.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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X.-Q. Ding
aFrom the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (V.V.E., P.B., P.R.D., H.L., X.-Q.D.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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