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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

DWI Hyperintensity in the Fornix Fimbria on MRI in Children

M.S. Rootman, L. Kornreich, A.N. Osherov and O. Konen
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7437
M.S. Rootman
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel
bThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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L. Kornreich
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel
bThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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A.N. Osherov
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel
bThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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O. Konen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel
bThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine (M.S.R., L.K., A.N.O., O.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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M.S. Rootman, L. Kornreich, A.N. Osherov, O. Konen
DWI Hyperintensity in the Fornix Fimbria on MRI in Children
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