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Role of the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient as a Predictor of Tumor Progression in Patients with Chordoma

T. Sasaki, T. Moritani, A. Belay, A.A. Capizzano, S.P. Sato, Y. Sato, P. Kirby, S. Ishitoya, A. Oya, M. Toda and K. Takahashi
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2018, 39 (7) 1316-1321; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5664
T. Sasaki
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.S., T.M., A.B., A.A.C., S.P.S., Y.S.)
cAsahikawa Medical University (T.S., S.I., A.O., M.T., K.T.), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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T. Moritani
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.S., T.M., A.B., A.A.C., S.P.S., Y.S.)
dDepartment of Radiology (T.M.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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A. Belay
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.S., T.M., A.B., A.A.C., S.P.S., Y.S.)
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A.A. Capizzano
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.S., T.M., A.B., A.A.C., S.P.S., Y.S.)
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S.P. Sato
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Y. Sato
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P. Kirby
bPathology (P.K.), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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S. Ishitoya
cAsahikawa Medical University (T.S., S.I., A.O., M.T., K.T.), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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A. Oya
cAsahikawa Medical University (T.S., S.I., A.O., M.T., K.T.), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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M. Toda
cAsahikawa Medical University (T.S., S.I., A.O., M.T., K.T.), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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K. Takahashi
cAsahikawa Medical University (T.S., S.I., A.O., M.T., K.T.), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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