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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Can MRI Differentiate between Infectious and Immune-Related Acute Cerebellitis? A Retrospective Imaging Study

G. Orman, S.F. Kralik, N.K. Desai, A. Meoded, H. Sangi-Haghpeykar, G. Jallo, E. Boltshauser and T.A.G.M. Huisman
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7301
G. Orman
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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S.F. Kralik
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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N.K. Desai
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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A. Meoded
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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H. Sangi-Haghpeykar
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.S.-H.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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G. Jallo
cInstitute for Brain Protection Sciences and Department of Neurosurgery (G.J.), Johns Hopkins All Children’s, St. Petersburg, Florida
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E. Boltshauser
dDepartment of Pediatric Neurology (E.B.), University Children’s Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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T.A.G.M. Huisman
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., H.S.-H., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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G. Orman, S.F. Kralik, N.K. Desai, A. Meoded, H. Sangi-Haghpeykar, G. Jallo, E. Boltshauser, T.A.G.M. Huisman
Can MRI Differentiate between Infectious and Immune-Related Acute Cerebellitis? A Retrospective Imaging Study
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7301
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