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FLAIR and Diffusion MRI Signals Are Independent Predictors of White Matter Hyperintensities

P. Maillard, O. Carmichael, D. Harvey, E. Fletcher, B. Reed, D. Mungas and C. DeCarli
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2013, 34 (1) 54-61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3146
P. Maillard
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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O. Carmichael
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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D. Harvey
cDivision of Biostatistics (D.H., B.R., D.M., C.D.), Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
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E. Fletcher
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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B. Reed
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
cDivision of Biostatistics (D.H., B.R., D.M., C.D.), Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
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D. Mungas
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
cDivision of Biostatistics (D.H., B.R., D.M., C.D.), Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
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C. DeCarli
aFrom the Imaging of Dementia and Aging Laboratory (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.)
bDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience (P.M., O.C., E.F., B.R., D.M., C.D.), University of California, Davis, Davis, California
cDivision of Biostatistics (D.H., B.R., D.M., C.D.), Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
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