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3T MRI Quantification of Hippocampal Volume and Signal in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Improves Detection of Hippocampal Sclerosis

A.C. Coan, B. Kubota, F.P.G. Bergo, B.M. Campos and F. Cendes
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2014, 35 (1) 77-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3640
A.C. Coan
aFrom the Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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B. Kubota
aFrom the Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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F.P.G. Bergo
aFrom the Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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B.M. Campos
aFrom the Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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F. Cendes
aFrom the Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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A.C. Coan, B. Kubota, F.P.G. Bergo, B.M. Campos, F. Cendes
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