Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Tract Involvement in Children with Pontine Tumors
K.J. Helton, N.S. Phillips, R.B. Khan, F.A. Boop, R.A. Sanford, P. Zou, C.S. Li, J.W. Langston and R.J. Ogg
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2006, 27 (4) 786-793;
K.J. Helton
N.S. Phillips
R.B. Khan
F.A. Boop
R.A. Sanford
P. Zou
C.S. Li
J.W. Langston

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Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Tract Involvement in Children with Pontine Tumors
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