Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 465-473 , June 2010

3 T magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and fibre tracking in cervical myelopathy

Received 4 July 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.019

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 465-473 , June 2010

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