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Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Glioblastoma Multiforme and Brain Metastases: The Role of p, q, L, and Fractional Anisotropy

W. Wang, C.E. Steward and P.M. Desmond
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 203-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1303
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