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Distinguishing Recurrent Intra-Axial Metastatic Tumor from Radiation Necrosis Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Using Dynamic Susceptibility-Weighted Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging
R.F. Barajas, J.S. Chang, P.K. Sneed, M.R. Segal, M.W. McDermott and S. Cha
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2009, 30 (2) 367-372; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1362
R.F. Barajas
J.S. Chang
P.K. Sneed
M.R. Segal
M.W. McDermott

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R.F. Barajas, J.S. Chang, P.K. Sneed, M.R. Segal, M.W. McDermott, S. Cha
Distinguishing Recurrent Intra-Axial Metastatic Tumor from Radiation Necrosis Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Using Dynamic Susceptibility-Weighted Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2009, 30 (2) 367-372; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1362
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Distinguishing Recurrent Intra-Axial Metastatic Tumor from Radiation Necrosis Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Using Dynamic Susceptibility-Weighted Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging
R.F. Barajas, J.S. Chang, P.K. Sneed, M.R. Segal, M.W. McDermott, S. Cha
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2009, 30 (2) 367-372; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1362
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