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In vivo Magnetic Resonance investigation of molecular diffusion and internal gradient coefficient to assess osteoporosis status in spongy bone

Rebuzzi, 2011

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Osteoporosis is a highly diffuse disease that typically affects elderly individuals. It is a metabolic and systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD), micro-architectural deterioration of the bone tissue and by an increase in bone porosity …
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