Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Evidence of Rapid Ongoing Brain Development Beyond 2 Years of Age Detected by Fiber Tracking
X.-Q. Ding, Y. Sun, H. Braaß, T. Illies, H. Zeumer, H. Lanfermann and J. Fiehler
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2008, 29 (7) 1261-1265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1097
X.-Q. Ding
Y. Sun
H. Braaß
T. Illies
H. Zeumer
H. Lanfermann

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X.-Q. Ding, Y. Sun, H. Braaß, T. Illies, H. Zeumer, H. Lanfermann, J. Fiehler
Evidence of Rapid Ongoing Brain Development Beyond 2 Years of Age Detected by Fiber Tracking
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2008, 29 (7) 1261-1265; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1097
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