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Longitudinal Assessment of Enhancing Foci of Abnormal Signal Intensity in Neurofibromatosis Type 1

N. Hainc, M.W. Wagner, S. Laughlin, J. Rutka, C. Hawkins, S. Blaser and B.B. Ertl-Wagner
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2021, 42 (4) 766-773; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6974
N. Hainc
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (N.H., M.W.W., S.L., S.B., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (N.H.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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M.W. Wagner
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (N.H., M.W.W., S.L., S.B., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology
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S. Laughlin
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (N.H., M.W.W., S.L., S.B., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology
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bDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (J.R.)
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C. Hawkins
cDepartment of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (C.H.), The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Canada
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S. Blaser
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (N.H., M.W.W., S.L., S.B., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology
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