Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , January 2010

Measurement of MRI enhancement kinetics for evaluation of inflammatory activity in Crohn's disease

Received 1 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

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Clinical Imaging
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