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Visualization of Nigrosome 1 from the Viewpoint of Anatomic Structure

N. Arai, H. Kan, M. Ogawa, Y. Uchida, M. Takizawa, K. Omori, T. Miyati, H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo and Y. Shibamoto
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2020, 41 (1) 86-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6338
N. Arai
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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H. Kan
bRadiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences (H. Kan), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
cDepartments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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M. Ogawa
cDepartments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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Y. Uchida
dNeurology (Y.U.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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M. Takizawa
eHealthcare Business Unit (M.T., K.O.), Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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K. Omori
eHealthcare Business Unit (M.T., K.O.), Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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T. Miyati
fDivision of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science (T.M.), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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H. Kasai
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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H. Kunitomo
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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cDepartments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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