ECR 2016 final program now live

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Feb 22, 2016

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has posted the final program for ECR 2016, to be held 2-6 March. It may be accessed on the ESR website.

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Functional MRI can inspire new treatment and rehabilitation protocols based on the neuronal plasticity and redistribution of the cortical representation of a function, but to accurately describe the location of lesions in their reports, it's vital radiologists recognize anatomical landmarks, noted award-winning Spanish researchers at ECR 2016.
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