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Voxel-Based Morphometry in Individual Patients: A Pilot Study in Early Huntington Disease
M. Mühlau, A.M. Wohlschläger, C. Gaser, M. Valet, A. Weindl, S. Nunnemann, A. Peinemann, T. Etgen and R. Ilg
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2009, 30 (3) 539-543; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1390
M. Mühlau
A.M. Wohlschläger
C. Gaser
M. Valet
A. Weindl
S. Nunnemann
A. Peinemann
T. Etgen

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M. Mühlau, A.M. Wohlschläger, C. Gaser, M. Valet, A. Weindl, S. Nunnemann, A. Peinemann, T. Etgen, R. Ilg
Voxel-Based Morphometry in Individual Patients: A Pilot Study in Early Huntington Disease
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2009, 30 (3) 539-543; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1390
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