Three-dimensional dynamic contrast enhanced imaging of the carotid artery with direct arterial input function measurement
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عنوان ژورنال: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0740-3194
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24993