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Assessment of Hemorrhage in Pituitary Macroadenoma by T2*-Weighted Gradient-Echo MR Imaging
M. Tosaka, N. Sato, J. Hirato, H. Fujimaki, R. Yamaguchi, H. Kohga, K. Hashimoto, M. Yamada, M. Mori, N. Saito and Y. Yoshimoto
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2007, 28 (10) 2023-2029; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0692
M. Tosaka
N. Sato
J. Hirato
H. Fujimaki
R. Yamaguchi
H. Kohga
K. Hashimoto
M. Yamada
M. Mori
N. Saito

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Assessment of Hemorrhage in Pituitary Macroadenoma by T2*-Weighted Gradient-Echo MR Imaging
M. Tosaka, N. Sato, J. Hirato, H. Fujimaki, R. Yamaguchi, H. Kohga, K. Hashimoto, M. Yamada, M. Mori, N. Saito, Y. Yoshimoto
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2007, 28 (10) 2023-2029; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0692
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