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Severe burns during magnetic resonance examination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2005

H. Ruschulte
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
S. Piepenbrock
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
S. Münte
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
J. Lotz
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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