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MRI Characteristics of Primary Tumors and Metastatic Lesions in Molecular Subgroups of Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Single-Center Study

D. Mata-Mbemba, M. Zapotocky, S. Laughlin, M.D. Taylor, V. Ramaswamy and C. Raybaud
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2018, 39 (5) 949-955; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5578
D. Mata-Mbemba
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.M.-M., S.L., C.R.)
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M. Zapotocky
bDivision of Neuro-oncology (M.Z., V.R.)
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S. Laughlin
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M.D. Taylor
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (M.D.T.), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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C. Raybaud
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D. Mata-Mbemba, M. Zapotocky, S. Laughlin, M.D. Taylor, V. Ramaswamy, C. Raybaud
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2018, 39 (5) 949-955; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5578

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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2018, 39 (5) 949-955; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5578
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