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Relevance of Hypointense Lesions on Fast Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MR Images as a Marker of Disease Severity in Cases of Multiple Sclerosis

Marco Rovaris, Giancarlo Comi, Maria A. Rocca, Mara Cercignani, Bruno Colombo, Giuseppe Santuccio and Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 1999, 20 (5) 813-820;

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Relevance of Hypointense Lesions on Fast Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MR Images as a Marker of Disease Severity in Cases of Multiple Sclerosis
Marco Rovaris, Giancarlo Comi, Maria A. Rocca, Mara Cercignani, Bruno Colombo, Giuseppe Santuccio, Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 1999, 20 (5) 813-820;
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