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Intravoxel Incoherent Motion in Normal Pituitary Gland: Initial Study with Turbo Spin-Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

K. Kamimura, M. Nakajo, Y. Fukukura, T. Iwanaga, T. Saito, M. Sasaki, T. Fujisaki, A. Takemura, T. Okuaki and T. Yoshiura
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2016, 37 (12) 2328-2333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4930
K. Kamimura
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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vol. 37 no. 12 2328-2333
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4930
PubMed 
27516241

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American Journal of Neuroradiology
Print ISSN 
0195-6108
Online ISSN 
1936-959X
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  • Received April 5, 2016
  • Accepted after revision July 16, 2016
  • Published online December 15, 2016.

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  1. K. Kamimuraa,
  2. M. Nakajoa,
  3. Y. Fukukuraa,
  4. T. Iwanagab,
  5. T. Saitob,
  6. M. Sasakib,
  7. T. Fujisakib,
  8. A. Takemurac,
  9. T. Okuakid and
  10. T. Yoshiuraa
  1. aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
  2. bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
  3. cPhilips Electronics Japan (A.T.), Tokyo, Japan
  4. dPhilips Healthcare (T.O.), Tokyo, Japan.
  1. Please address correspondence to Takashi Yoshiura, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan; e-mail: yoshiura{at}m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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