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Cerebral Reorganization after Hemispherectomy: A DTI Study

A. Meoded, A.V. Faria, A.L. Hartman, G.I. Jallo, S. Mori, M.V. Johnston, T.A.G.M. Huisman and A. Poretti
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2016, 37 (5) 924-931; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4647
A. Meoded
aFrom the Section of Pediatric Neuroradiology (A.M., T.A.G.M.H., A.P.)
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A.V. Faria
bDivision of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (A.V.F., S.M.)
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A.L. Hartman
cDepartments of Neurology (A.L.H., M.V.J.)
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G.I. Jallo
dNeurosurgery (G.I.J.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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S. Mori
bDivision of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (A.V.F., S.M.)
eF.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging (S.M.)
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M.V. Johnston
cDepartments of Neurology (A.L.H., M.V.J.)
fKennedy Krieger Institute (M.V.J.), Baltimore, Maryland.
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T.A.G.M. Huisman
aFrom the Section of Pediatric Neuroradiology (A.M., T.A.G.M.H., A.P.)
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A. Poretti
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