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Significant Volume Reduction and Shape Abnormalities of the Basal Ganglia in Cases of Chronic Liver Cirrhosis

W.-C. Lin, K.-H. Chou, C.-L. Chen, C.-H. Chen, H.-L. Chen, J.A. Feekes, N.-W. Hsu, S.-H. Li, Y.-F. Cheng and C.-P. Lin
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2012, 33 (2) 239-245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2769
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