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Voxelwise Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Structural MR Imaging in Patients with the m.3243A>G Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA

S.M. Virtanen, M.M. Lindroos, K. Majamaa, P. Nuutila, R.J. Borra and R. Parkkola
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2011, 32 (3) 522-526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2309
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2011, 32 (3) 522-526; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2309
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