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Diffusion Measures Indicate Fight Exposure–Related Damage to Cerebral White Matter in Boxers and Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

W. Shin, S.Y. Mahmoud, K. Sakaie, S.J. Banks, M.J. Lowe, M. Phillips, M.T. Modic and C. Bernick
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2014, 35 (2) 285-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3676
W. Shin
aFrom the Imaging Institute (W.S., S.Y.M., K.S., M.J.L., M.P.)
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S.Y. Mahmoud
aFrom the Imaging Institute (W.S., S.Y.M., K.S., M.J.L., M.P.)
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K. Sakaie
aFrom the Imaging Institute (W.S., S.Y.M., K.S., M.J.L., M.P.)
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S.J. Banks
cLou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (S.J.B., M.T.M.), Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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M.J. Lowe
aFrom the Imaging Institute (W.S., S.Y.M., K.S., M.J.L., M.P.)
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M. Phillips
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M.T. Modic
cLou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (S.J.B., M.T.M.), Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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C. Bernick
bNeurological Institute (C.B.), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Diffusion Measures Indicate Fight Exposure–Related Damage to Cerebral White Matter in Boxers and Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2014, 35 (2) 285-290; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3676
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