European Journal of Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 367-374 , December 2007

MR microscopy of the lung in small rodents

  • Masaya Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Tel.: +1 617 667 1098; fax: +1 617 667 7021.
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  • Shigeto Kubo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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  • Shigeru Kiryu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • James Gee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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  • Hiroto Hatabu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States

Received 30 July 2007 ,Revised 31 July 2007 ,Accepted 1 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.011

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