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Abnormal White Matter Signal on MR Imaging Is Related to Abnormal Tissue Microstructure
J.L.Y. Cheong, D.K. Thompson, H.X. Wang, R.W. Hunt, P.J. Anderson, T.E. Inder and L.W. Doyle
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2009, 30 (3) 623-628; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1399
J.L.Y. Cheong
D.K. Thompson
H.X. Wang
R.W. Hunt
P.J. Anderson
T.E. Inder

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Abnormal White Matter Signal on MR Imaging Is Related to Abnormal Tissue Microstructure
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2009, 30 (3) 623-628; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1399
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