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Intravoxel Incoherent Motion in Normal Pituitary Gland: Initial Study with Turbo Spin-Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

K. Kamimura, M. Nakajo, Y. Fukukura, T. Iwanaga, T. Saito, M. Sasaki, T. Fujisaki, A. Takemura, T. Okuaki and T. Yoshiura
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2016, 37 (12) 2328-2333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4930
K. Kamimura
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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M. Nakajo
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Y. Fukukura
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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T. Iwanaga
bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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T. Saito
bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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M. Sasaki
bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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T. Fujisaki
bDepartment of Radiological Technology (T.I., T.S., M.S., T.F.), Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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cPhilips Electronics Japan (A.T.), Tokyo, Japan
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T. Yoshiura
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.K., M.N., Y.F., T.Y.), Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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K. Kamimura, M. Nakajo, Y. Fukukura, T. Iwanaga, T. Saito, M. Sasaki, T. Fujisaki, A. Takemura, T. Okuaki, T. Yoshiura
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion in Normal Pituitary Gland: Initial Study with Turbo Spin-Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2016, 37 (12) 2328-2333; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4930
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