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Focal Lesion in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum on FLAIR MR Images: A Common Finding with Aging and after Brain Radiation Therapy
Joseph S. Pekala, Alexander C. Mamourian, Heather A. Wishart, William F. Hickey and James D. Raque
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2003, 24 (5) 855-861;
Joseph S. Pekala
Alexander C. Mamourian
Heather A. Wishart
William F. Hickey

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Joseph S. Pekala, Alexander C. Mamourian, Heather A. Wishart, William F. Hickey, James D. Raque
Focal Lesion in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum on FLAIR MR Images: A Common Finding with Aging and after Brain Radiation Therapy
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2003, 24 (5) 855-861;
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