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DTI of Opioid-Exposed Fetuses Using ComBat Harmonization: A Bi-Institutional Study

J.A. Dudley, U.D. Nagaraj, S. Merhar, F.T. Mangano, B.M. Kline-Fath, X. Ou, A. Acheson and W. Yuan
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7951
J.A. Dudley
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (J.A.D., U.D.N., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.)
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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U.D. Nagaraj
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (J.A.D., U.D.N., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.)
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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S. Merhar
bPerinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology (S.M.)
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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F.T. Mangano
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.T.M.), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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B.M. Kline-Fath
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (J.A.D., U.D.N., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.)
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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X. Ou
eDepartments of Radiology (X.O.)
fPediatrics (X.O.)
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A. Acheson
gPsychiatry (A.A.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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W. Yuan
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (J.A.D., U.D.N., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.)
dUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.A.D., U.D.N., S.M., F.T.M., B.M.K.-F., W.Y.), Cincinnati, Ohio
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