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Bone and Soft Tissues

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Clinical MR Imaging

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The introduction of magnetic resonance (MR) has dramatically changed imaging of the musculo-skeletal system. The clinical relevance of this new imaging technique equals the importance of the introduction of X-rays to examine the skeleton which occurred more than one hundred years ago.

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De Schepper, A.M., De Beuckeleer, L., Bracke, P. (1999). Bone and Soft Tissues. In: Reimer, P., Parizel, P.M., Stichnoth, FA. (eds) Clinical MR Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97990-3_8

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