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MRI-based texture analysis: a potential technique to assess protectors against induced-liver fibrosis in rats Cover

MRI-based texture analysis: a potential technique to assess protectors against induced-liver fibrosis in rats

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|Mar 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-009-0006-z | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 40
Published on: Mar 20, 2009
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2009 Doaa Mahmoud-Ghoneim, Amr Amin, Peter Corr, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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