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Quantitation of NAA in the Brain by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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  1. Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287

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Barker, P.B., Bonekamp, D., Riedy, G., Smith, M. (2006). Quantitation of NAA in the Brain by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. In: Moffett, J.R., Tieman, S.B., Weinberger, D.R., Coyle, J.T., Namboodiri, A.M.A. (eds) N-Acetylaspartate. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 576. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30172-0_13

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