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Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Brain Diffusivity in Normal Individuals: A Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Study

Andrew J. Fabiano, Mark A. Horsfield and Rohit Bakshi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2005, 26 (5) 1089-1094;
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