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author Phi van, Valerie
Reiner, Caecilia S.
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Ciritsis, Alexander
Eberhardt, Christian
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Rossi, Cristina
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spellingShingle Phi van, Valerie, Reiner, Caecilia S., Klarhoefer, Markus, Ciritsis, Alexander, Eberhardt, Christian, Wurnig, Moritz C., Rossi, Cristina, NMR in Biomedicine, Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments, Spectroscopy, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Molecular Medicine
title Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_full Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_fullStr Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_full_unstemmed Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_short Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_sort diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
title_unstemmed Diffusion tensor imaging of the abdominal organs: Influence of oriented intravoxel flow compartments
topic Spectroscopy, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Molecular Medicine
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4159