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Measuring Longitudinal White Matter Changes: Comparison of a Visual Rating Scale with a Volumetric Measurement
D.M.J. van den Heuvel, V.H. ten Dam, A.J.M. de Craen, F. Admiraal-Behloul, A.C.G.M. van Es, W.M. Palm, A. Spilt, E.L.E.M. Bollen, G.J. Blauw, L. Launer, R.G.J. Westendorp and M.A. van Buchem on behalf of the PROSPER Study Group
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2006, 27 (4) 875-878;
D.M.J. van den Heuvel
V.H. ten Dam
A.J.M. de Craen
F. Admiraal-Behloul
A.C.G.M. van Es
W.M. Palm
A. Spilt
E.L.E.M. Bollen
G.J. Blauw
L. Launer
R.G.J. Westendorp

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Measuring Longitudinal White Matter Changes: Comparison of a Visual Rating Scale with a Volumetric Measurement
D.M.J. van den Heuvel, V.H. ten Dam, A.J.M. de Craen, F. Admiraal-Behloul, A.C.G.M. van Es, W.M. Palm, A. Spilt, E.L.E.M. Bollen, G.J. Blauw, L. Launer, R.G.J. Westendorp, M.A. van Buchem
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