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Accumulation of Brain Hypointense Foci on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging in Childhood Ataxia Telangiectasia

R.A. Dineen, C.V. Blanchard, S. Pszczolkowski, S. Paine, M. Prasad, G. Chow, W.P. Whitehouse and D.P. Auer
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7107
R.A. Dineen
aFrom the Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.)
bSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (R.A.D., D.P.A.)
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C.V. Blanchard
aFrom the Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.)
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S. Pszczolkowski
aFrom the Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.)
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S. Paine
eDepartment of Pathology (S. Paine), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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M. Prasad
fNottingham Children’s Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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G. Chow
fNottingham Children’s Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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W.P. Whitehouse
cDivision of Child Health (W.P.W.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
fNottingham Children’s Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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D.P. Auer
aFrom the Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.)
bSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (R.A.D., D.P.A.)
dNational Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (D.P.A.), Nottingham, England
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R.A. Dineen, C.V. Blanchard, S. Pszczolkowski, S. Paine, M. Prasad, G. Chow, W.P. Whitehouse, D.P. Auer
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7107

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