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Grading of Pediatric Intracranial Tumors: Are Intravoxel Incoherent Motion and Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Superior to Conventional DWI?

D. She, S. Lin, W. Guo, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang and D. Cao
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2021, 42 (11) 2046-2053; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7270
D. She
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., S.L., W.G., D.C.)
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S. Lin
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., S.L., W.G., D.C.)
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W. Guo
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., S.L., W.G., D.C.)
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Y. Zhang
bPathology (Y.Z.), Fujian Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Cancer
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Z. Zhang
dSiemens Healthcare Ltd (Z.Z.), Shanghai, China
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D. Cao
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., S.L., W.G., D.C.)
cKey Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions (D.C.), First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Grading of Pediatric Intracranial Tumors: Are Intravoxel Incoherent Motion and Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Superior to Conventional DWI?
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2021, 42 (11) 2046-2053; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7270

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