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Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia: MR Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Features of Impaired Axonal Navigation
P. Jissendi-Tchofo, D. Doherty, G. McGillivray, R. Hevner, D. Shaw, G. Ishak, R. Leventer and A.J. Barkovich
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 113-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1305
P. Jissendi-Tchofo
D. Doherty
G. McGillivray
R. Hevner
D. Shaw
G. Ishak
R. Leventer

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 113-119; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1305
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Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia: MR Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Features of Impaired Axonal Navigation
P. Jissendi-Tchofo, D. Doherty, G. McGillivray, R. Hevner, D. Shaw, G. Ishak, R. Leventer, A.J. Barkovich
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 113-119; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1305
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