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Maiorana, A., Scarabino, T., d’Alesio, V., Tosetti, M., Armillotta, M., Salvolini, U. (2006). High-Field MRI and Safety: I. Installation. In: Salvolini, U., Scarabino, T. (eds) High Field Brain MRI. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31776-7_1
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