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Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Oncology

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  1. SINTEF Unimed, MR Center, 7465, Trondheim

    Ingrid S. Gribbestad MD

  2. Cancer Clinic, St. Olavs University Hospital, 7006, Trondheim, Norway

    Ingrid S. Gribbestad MD & Steinar Lundgren MD

  3. Ullevaal University Hospital, 0407, Oslo, Norway

    Kjell I. Gjesdal MD

  4. Molde Hospital, 6400, Molde, Norway

    Gunnar Nilsen MD

  5. Central Hospital of Stavanger, 4068, Stavanger, Norway

    Mari H. B. Hjelstuen MD

  6. Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, The Medical School, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK

    Alan Jackson MBChB (Hons), PhD, FRCP, FRCR (Professor)

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Gribbestad, I.S., Gjesdal, K.I., Nilsen, G., Lundgren, S., Hjelstuen, M.H.B., Jackson, A. (2005). An Introduction to Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Oncology. In: Jackson, A., Buckley, D.L., Parker, G.J.M. (eds) Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26420-5_1

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