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The Impact of Persistent Leukoencephalopathy on Brain White Matter Microstructure in Long-Term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated with Chemotherapy Only

N.D. Sabin, Y.T. Cheung, W.E. Reddick, D. Bhojwani, W. Liu, J.O. Glass, T.M. Brinkman, S.N. Hwang, D. Srivastava, C.-H. Pui, L.L. Robison, M.M. Hudson and K.R. Krull
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2018, 39 (10) 1919-1925; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5791
N.D. Sabin
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (N.D.S., W.E.R., J.O.G., S.N.H.)
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Y.T. Cheung
bEpidemiology and Cancer Control (Y.T.C., T.M.B., L.L.R., M.M.H., K.R.K.)
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W.E. Reddick
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (N.D.S., W.E.R., J.O.G., S.N.H.)
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D. Bhojwani
fChildren's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases (D.B.), Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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W. Liu
cBiostatistics (W.L., D.S.)
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J.O. Glass
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (N.D.S., W.E.R., J.O.G., S.N.H.)
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T.M. Brinkman
bEpidemiology and Cancer Control (Y.T.C., T.M.B., L.L.R., M.M.H., K.R.K.)
dPsychology (T.M.B., K.R.K.)
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S.N. Hwang
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C.-H. Pui
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eOncology (C.-H.P., M.M.H.), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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K.R. Krull
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