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Reproducibility, Interrater Agreement, and Age-Related Changes of Fractional Anisotropy Measures at 3T in Healthy Subjects: Effect of the Applied b-Value

S. Bisdas, D.E. Bohning, N. Bešenski, J.S. Nicholas and Z. Rumboldt
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1128-1133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1044
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S. Bisdas, D.E. Bohning, N. Bešenski, J.S. Nicholas, Z. Rumboldt
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1128-1133; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1044

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1128-1133; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1044
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