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Selective Cerebral Volume Reduction in Rett Syndrome: A Multiple-Approach MR Imaging Study
J.C. Carter, D.C. Lanham, D. Pham, G. Bibat, S. Naidu and W.E. Kaufmann
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2008, 29 (3) 436-441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0857
J.C. Carter
D.C. Lanham
D. Pham
G. Bibat
S. Naidu

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J.C. Carter, D.C. Lanham, D. Pham, G. Bibat, S. Naidu, W.E. Kaufmann
Selective Cerebral Volume Reduction in Rett Syndrome: A Multiple-Approach MR Imaging Study
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2008, 29 (3) 436-441; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0857
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