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Semiautomated Evaluation of the Primary Motor Cortex in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at 3T

G. Donatelli, A. Retico, E. Caldarazzo Ienco, P. Cecchi, M. Costagli, D. Frosini, L. Biagi, M. Tosetti, G. Siciliano and M. Cosottini
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2018, 39 (1) 63-69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5423
G. Donatelli
aFrom the Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery (G.D., P.C., M. Cosottini)
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A. Retico
cNational Institute for Nuclear Physics (A.R.), Pisa Division, Pisa, Italy
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E. Caldarazzo Ienco
bNeurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (E.C.I., D.F., G.S.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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P. Cecchi
aFrom the Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery (G.D., P.C., M. Cosottini)
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M. Costagli
dImago7 Research Foundation (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Pisa, Italy
eLaboratory of Medical Physics and Biotechnologies for Magnetic Resonance (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
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D. Frosini
bNeurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (E.C.I., D.F., G.S.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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L. Biagi
dImago7 Research Foundation (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Pisa, Italy
eLaboratory of Medical Physics and Biotechnologies for Magnetic Resonance (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
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M. Tosetti
dImago7 Research Foundation (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Pisa, Italy
eLaboratory of Medical Physics and Biotechnologies for Magnetic Resonance (M. Costagli, L.B., M.T.), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
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G. Siciliano
bNeurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (E.C.I., D.F., G.S.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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M. Cosottini
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