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White Matter Abnormalities in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
D.R. Rutgers, F. Toulgoat, J. Cazejust, P. Fillard, P. Lasjaunias and D. Ducreux
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2008, 29 (3) 514-519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0856
D.R. Rutgers
F. Toulgoat
J. Cazejust
P. Fillard
P. Lasjaunias

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D.R. Rutgers, F. Toulgoat, J. Cazejust, P. Fillard, P. Lasjaunias, D. Ducreux
White Matter Abnormalities in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2008, 29 (3) 514-519; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0856
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