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Filtered Diffusion-Weighted MRI of the Human Cervical Spinal Cord: Feasibility and Application to Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

S.A. Murphy, R. Furger, S.N. Kurpad, V.E. Arpinar, A. Nencka, K. Koch and M.D. Budde
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7295
S.A. Murphy
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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R. Furger
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
bCenter for Neurotrauma Research (R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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S.N. Kurpad
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
bCenter for Neurotrauma Research (R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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V.E. Arpinar
cCenter for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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A. Nencka
cCenter for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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K. Koch
cCenter for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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M.D. Budde
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7295
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