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Morphometric MRI Analysis: Improved Detection of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Using the MP2RAGE Sequence

T. Demerath, L. Rubensdörfer, R. Schwarzwald, A. Schulze-Bonhage, D.-M. Altenmüller, C. Kaller, T. Kober, H.-J. Huppertz and H. Urbach
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2020, 41 (6) 1009-1014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6579
T. Demerath
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (T.D., L.R., R.S., C.K., H.U.)
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L. Rubensdörfer
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R. Schwarzwald
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A. Schulze-Bonhage
bEpileptology (A.S.-B., D.-M.A.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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D.-M. Altenmüller
bEpileptology (A.S.-B., D.-M.A.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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C. Kaller
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T. Kober
cAdvanced Clinical Imaging Technology (T.K.), Siemens Healthcare AG, Lausanne, Switzerland
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H.-J. Huppertz
dSwiss Epilepsy Clinic (H.-J.H.), Klinik Lengg AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
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H. Urbach
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T. Demerath, L. Rubensdörfer, R. Schwarzwald, A. Schulze-Bonhage, D.-M. Altenmüller, C. Kaller, T. Kober, H.-J. Huppertz, H. Urbach
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