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Age-Dependent Signal Intensity Changes in the Structurally Normal Pediatric Brain on Unenhanced T1-Weighted MR Imaging

T.F. Flood, P.R. Bhatt, A. Jensen, J.A. Maloney, N.V. Stence and D.M. Mirsky
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2019, 40 (11) 1824-1828; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6254
T.F. Flood
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.F.F., P.R.B.)
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P.R. Bhatt
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.F.F., P.R.B.)
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A. Jensen
bBiostatistics & Informatics (A.J.), University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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J.A. Maloney
cDepartment of Radiology (J.A.M., N.V.S., D.M.M.), University of Colorado Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado
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N.V. Stence
cDepartment of Radiology (J.A.M., N.V.S., D.M.M.), University of Colorado Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado
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D.M. Mirsky
cDepartment of Radiology (J.A.M., N.V.S., D.M.M.), University of Colorado Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado
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T.F. Flood, P.R. Bhatt, A. Jensen, J.A. Maloney, N.V. Stence, D.M. Mirsky
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