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Brain Abnormalities in Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Evaluation by Voxel-Based DTI and Morphometric Analysis

Hiroyuki Maki, Madoka Mori-Yoshimura, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yasumasa Hashimoto, Miho Ota, Yukio Kimura, Yoko Shigemoto, Naoko Ishihara, Hirohito Kan, Emiko Chiba, Elly Arizono, Sumiko Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi and Noriko Sato
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2023, 44 (12) 1405-1410; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8041
Hiroyuki Maki
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Madoka Mori-Yoshimura
bDepartment of Neurology (M.M.-Y., Y.T.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroshi Matsuda
cDepartment of Biofunctional Imaging (H. Matsuda), Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Yasumasa Hashimoto
dDepartment of Neurology (Y.H.), Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
eDepartment of Molecular Therapy (Y.H.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Miho Ota
fDepartment of Neuropsychiatry (M.O.), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Yukio Kimura
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoko Shigemoto
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Naoko Ishihara
gMedical Genome Center (N.I., S.Y.), National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirohito Kan
hDepartment of Integrated Health Sciences (H.K.), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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Emiko Chiba
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Elly Arizono
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Sumiko Yoshida
gMedical Genome Center (N.I., S.Y.), National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
iDepartment of Psychiatric Rehabilitation (S.Y.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yuji Takahashi
bDepartment of Neurology (M.M.-Y., Y.T.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Noriko Sato
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H. Maki, Y.K., Y.S., E.C., E.A., N.S.), National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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