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Sodium MRI in Pediatric Brain Tumors

Aashim Bhatia, Cassie Kline, Peter J. Madsen, Michael J. Fisher, Fernando E. Boada and Timothy P.L. Roberts
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2025, 46 (7) 1309-1317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8642
Aashim Bhatia
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.B., T.P.L.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Cassie Kline
bDivision of Oncology (C.K., M.J.F.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Peter J. Madsen
cDivision of Neurosurgery (P.J.M.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Michael J. Fisher
bDivision of Oncology (C.K., M.J.F.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Fernando E. Boada
dRadiological Sciences Laboratory (F.E.B.), School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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Timothy P.L. Roberts
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.B., T.P.L.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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