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Correlation of Multiple Sclerosis Measures Derived from T2-Weighted, T1-Weighted, Magnetization Transfer, and Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging

Giuseppe Iannucci, Marco Rovaris, Laura Giacomotti, Giancarlo Comi and Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2001, 22 (8) 1462-1467;

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Correlation of Multiple Sclerosis Measures Derived from T2-Weighted, T1-Weighted, Magnetization Transfer, and Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging
Giuseppe Iannucci, Marco Rovaris, Laura Giacomotti, Giancarlo Comi, Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2001, 22 (8) 1462-1467;
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