Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Aberrant Midsagittal Fiber Tracts in Patients with Hemimegalencephaly
N. Sato, M. Ota, A. Yagishita, Y. Miki, T. Takahashi, Y. Adachi, Y. Nakata, K. Sugai and M. Sasaki
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2008, 29 (4) 823-827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0919
N. Sato
M. Ota
A. Yagishita
Y. Miki
T. Takahashi
Y. Adachi
Y. Nakata
K. Sugai

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N. Sato, M. Ota, A. Yagishita, Y. Miki, T. Takahashi, Y. Adachi, Y. Nakata, K. Sugai, M. Sasaki
Aberrant Midsagittal Fiber Tracts in Patients with Hemimegalencephaly
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2008, 29 (4) 823-827; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0919
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