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Abstract #3272

Postmortal 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Skeletal Muscle PCr/ATP Ratio as a Forensic Tool?

Jin Yamamura1, Tony Schmidt1, Roland Fischer2, Jerry Wang3, Gerhard Adam1

1Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 2Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA, United States; 3Department of Radiology, Children's Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

MRS of the muscle in forensic medicine.

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