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Effectiveness of 3D T2-Weighted FLAIR FSE Sequences with Fat Suppression for Detection of Brain MR Imaging Signal Changes in Children

M. Mascalchi, A. Bianchi, M. Basile, P. Gulino, M.R. Trifan, D. Difeo, E. Bartolini, C. Defilippi and S. Diciotti
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2016, 37 (12) 2376-2381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4915
M. Mascalchi
aFrom the “Mario Serio” Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.B.), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
bStructural and Functional Neuroradiology Research Unit (M.M.)
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A. Bianchi
aFrom the “Mario Serio” Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.B.), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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M. Basile
cDiagnostic Radiology (M.B., P.G., M.R.T., D.D., C.D.)
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P. Gulino
cDiagnostic Radiology (M.B., P.G., M.R.T., D.D., C.D.)
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M.R. Trifan
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D. Difeo
cDiagnostic Radiology (M.B., P.G., M.R.T., D.D., C.D.)
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E. Bartolini
dNeurology Unit and Laboratories (E.B.), Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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C. Defilippi
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S. Diciotti
eDepartment of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” (S.D.), University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy.
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M. Mascalchi, A. Bianchi, M. Basile, P. Gulino, M.R. Trifan, D. Difeo, E. Bartolini, C. Defilippi, S. Diciotti
Effectiveness of 3D T2-Weighted FLAIR FSE Sequences with Fat Suppression for Detection of Brain MR Imaging Signal Changes in Children
American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2016, 37 (12) 2376-2381; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4915

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