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Reduced-Distortion Diffusion MRI of the Craniovertebral Junction

M. Iima, A. Yamamoto, V. Brion, T. Okada, M. Kanagaki, K. Togashi and D. Le Bihan
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2012, 33 (7) 1321-1325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2969
M. Iima
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (M.I., A.Y., T.O., M.K., K.T.) and Human Brain Research Center (D.L.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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A. Yamamoto
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (M.I., A.Y., T.O., M.K., K.T.) and Human Brain Research Center (D.L.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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V. Brion
bNeurospin (V.B., D.L.), I2BM, CEA-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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T. Okada
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (M.I., A.Y., T.O., M.K., K.T.) and Human Brain Research Center (D.L.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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M. Kanagaki
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (M.I., A.Y., T.O., M.K., K.T.) and Human Brain Research Center (D.L.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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K. Togashi
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (M.I., A.Y., T.O., M.K., K.T.) and Human Brain Research Center (D.L.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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D. Le Bihan
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bNeurospin (V.B., D.L.), I2BM, CEA-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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