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Early Diagnosis of Spastic Cerebral Palsy in Infants with Periventricular White Matter Injury Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging

H. Jiang, X. Li, C. Jin, M. Wang, C. Liu, K.C. Chan and J. Yang
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2019, 40 (1) 162-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5914
H. Jiang
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.J., J.Y.), Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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X. Li
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
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C. Jin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
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M. Wang
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
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C. Liu
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
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K.C. Chan
cDepartment of Ophthalmology and Radiology (K.C.C.), School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York.
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aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.J., X.L., C.J., M.W., C.L., J.Y.), First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.J., J.Y.), Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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