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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of Cerebral Gliomas: Evaluating Fractional Anisotropy Characteristics

M.L. White, Y. Zhang, F. Yu and S.A. Jaffar Kazmi
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2011, 32 (2) 374-381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2267
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