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Diffusion Tensor Imaging in an Infant with Traumatic Brain Swelling
Aaron S. Field, Khader Hasan, Brian J. Jellison, Konstantinos Arfanakis and Andrew L. Alexander
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2003, 24 (7) 1461-1464;
Aaron S. Field
aDepartment of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Khader Hasan
bDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Brian J. Jellison
aDepartment of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Konstantinos Arfanakis
bDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Andrew L. Alexander
bDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
cDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin

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Aaron S. Field, Khader Hasan, Brian J. Jellison, Konstantinos Arfanakis, Andrew L. Alexander
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in an Infant with Traumatic Brain Swelling
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2003, 24 (7) 1461-1464;
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