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Original Article

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Human Melanoma Xenografts in Vivo: Proton Spin—lattice and Spin—spin Relaxation Times Versus Fractional Tumour Water Content and Fraction of Necrotic Tumour Tissue

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Pages 387-401 | Received 09 Jun 1993, Accepted 04 Nov 1993, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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