Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 10 , Pages 1333-1346 , December 2009

Spinal fMRI investigation of human spinal cord function over a range of innocuous thermal sensory stimuli and study-related emotional influences

Received 15 November 2008 ,Revised 20 January 2009 ,Accepted 10 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.05.038

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 10 , Pages 1333-1346 , December 2009

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