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30 Years of sodium/X-nuclei magnetic resonance imaging

Simon Konstandin1, Lothar R Schad

  • 1Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany, Simon.Konstandin@MedMa.Uni-Heidelberg.de.

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