Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 302-307 , April 2010

Three-dimensional multivoxel spectroscopy of the healthy hippocampus—are the metabolic differences related to the location?

  • J. Ostojic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Institutski Put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica Republic of Serbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent. Tel.: +381 214805610; fax: +381 214805602.
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  • D. Kozic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Institutski Put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica Republic of Serbia
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  • J. Konstantinovic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Institutski Put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica Republic of Serbia
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  • N. Covickovic-Sternic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotića 6, 110000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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  • M. Mijajlovic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotića 6, 110000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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  • K. Koprivsek

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Institutski Put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica Republic of Serbia
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  • R. Semnic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Institutski Put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica Republic of Serbia

Received 7 July 2009 ,Revised 31 October 2009 ,Accepted 8 November 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00020-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.11.011

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 302-307 , April 2010

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