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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Screening of Radiation-Induced Changes in the White Matter after Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation of Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: First Results of a Prospective Study

T. Welzel, A. Niethammer, U. Mende, S. Heiland, F. Wenz, J. Debus and R. Krempien
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2008, 29 (2) 379-383; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0797
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T. Welzel, A. Niethammer, U. Mende, S. Heiland, F. Wenz, J. Debus, R. Krempien
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2008, 29 (2) 379-383; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0797
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