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Differential Diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus by MRI Mean Diffusivity Histogram Analysis

M. Ivkovic, B. Liu, F. Ahmed, D. Moore, C. Huang, A. Raj, I. Kovanlikaya, L. Heier and N. Relkin
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2013, 34 (6) 1168-1174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3368
M. Ivkovic
aFrom Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
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B. Liu
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F. Ahmed
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D. Moore
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C. Huang
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A. Raj
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I. Kovanlikaya
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L. Heier
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N. Relkin
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M. Ivkovic, B. Liu, F. Ahmed, D. Moore, C. Huang, A. Raj, I. Kovanlikaya, L. Heier, N. Relkin
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2013, 34 (6) 1168-1174; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3368

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