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Whole-body MR screening of muscles in the evaluation of neuromuscular diseases

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Ö. Özsarlak, P. M. Parizel & A. M. De Schepper

  2. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

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Özsarlak, Ö., Parizel, P.M., De Schepper, A.M. et al. Whole-body MR screening of muscles in the evaluation of neuromuscular diseases. Eur Radiol 14, 1489–1493 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-004-2270-z

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