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Response of the German Society of Neuroradiology to the Guideline

“Ethically Appropriate Reaction to Incidental Imaging Findings in Brain Research”, suggested by Thomas Heinemann, Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik, and Christian Hoppe, Klinik für Epileptologie, Universität Bonn, Germany, on January 9, 2009

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Hentschel, F., von Kummer, R. & German Society of Neuroradiology (DGNR). Response of the German Society of Neuroradiology to the Guideline. Clin Neuroradiol 19, 108–110 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-009-1003-8

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