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Differentiating Tumor Progression from Pseudoprogression in Patients with Glioblastomas Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI

S. Wang, M. Martinez-Lage, Y. Sakai, S. Chawla, S.G. Kim, M. Alonso-Basanta, R.A. Lustig, S. Brem, S. Mohan, R.L. Wolf, A. Desai and H. Poptani
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2016, 37 (1) 28-36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4474
S. Wang
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., Y.S., S.M., R.L.W., H.P.)
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M. Martinez-Lage
bDivision of Neuroradiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.M.-L.)
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Y. Sakai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., Y.S., S.M., R.L.W., H.P.)
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S. Chawla
fDepartment of Radiology (S.C., S.G.K.), Center for Biomedical Imaging, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
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S.G. Kim
fDepartment of Radiology (S.C., S.G.K.), Center for Biomedical Imaging, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
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M. Alonso-Basanta
cRadiation Oncology (M.A.-B., R.A.L.,)
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R.A. Lustig
cRadiation Oncology (M.A.-B., R.A.L.,)
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S. Brem
dNeurosurgery (S.B.)
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S. Mohan
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., Y.S., S.M., R.L.W., H.P.)
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R.L. Wolf
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., Y.S., S.M., R.L.W., H.P.)
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A. Desai
eHematology-Oncology (A.D.), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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H. Poptani
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., Y.S., S.M., R.L.W., H.P.)
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Differentiating Tumor Progression from Pseudoprogression in Patients with Glioblastomas Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI
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