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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Optimizing the Detection of Subtle Insular Lesions on MRI When Insular Epilepsy Is Suspected

J. Blustajn, S. Krystal, D. Taussig, S. Ferrand-Sorbets, G. Dorfmüller and M. Fohlen
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6143
J. Blustajn
aFrom the Diagnostic Neuroradiology Department (J.B., S.K.)
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S. Krystal
aFrom the Diagnostic Neuroradiology Department (J.B., S.K.)
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D. Taussig
bPediatric Neurosurgery Department (D.T., S.F.-S., G.D., M.F.), Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
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S. Ferrand-Sorbets
bPediatric Neurosurgery Department (D.T., S.F.-S., G.D., M.F.), Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
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G. Dorfmüller
bPediatric Neurosurgery Department (D.T., S.F.-S., G.D., M.F.), Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
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M. Fohlen
bPediatric Neurosurgery Department (D.T., S.F.-S., G.D., M.F.), Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
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J. Blustajn, S. Krystal, D. Taussig, S. Ferrand-Sorbets, G. Dorfmüller, M. Fohlen
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2019, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6143

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2019, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6143
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