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Multishell Diffusion MRI–Based Tractography of the Facial Nerve in Vestibular Schwannoma

M. Castellaro, M. Moretto, V. Baro, S. Brigadoi, E. Zanoletti, M. Anglani, L. Denaro, R. Dell’Acqua, A. Landi, F. Causin, D. d’Avella and A. Bertoldo
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2020, 41 (8) 1480-1486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6706
M. Castellaro
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
bDepartment of Information Engineering (M.C., M.M., S.B., A.B.)
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M. Moretto
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
bDepartment of Information Engineering (M.C., M.M., S.B., A.B.)
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V. Baro
cAcademic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences (V.B., L.D., A.L., D.d.)
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S. Brigadoi
bDepartment of Information Engineering (M.C., M.M., S.B., A.B.)
dDepartment of Developmental Psychology (S.B., R.D.)
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E. Zanoletti
eOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences (E.Z.)
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M. Anglani
fNeuroradiology Unit (M.A., F.C.,) University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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L. Denaro
cAcademic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences (V.B., L.D., A.L., D.d.)
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R. Dell’Acqua
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
dDepartment of Developmental Psychology (S.B., R.D.)
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A. Landi
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
cAcademic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences (V.B., L.D., A.L., D.d.)
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F. Causin
fNeuroradiology Unit (M.A., F.C.,) University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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D. d’Avella
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
cAcademic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences (V.B., L.D., A.L., D.d.)
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A. Bertoldo
aFrom the Padova Neuroscience Center (M.C., M.M., R.D., A.L., D.d., A.B.)
bDepartment of Information Engineering (M.C., M.M., S.B., A.B.)
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