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T2-FLAIR Mismatch: An Imaging Biomarker for Children’s MYB/MYBL1–Altered Diffuse Astrocytoma or Angiocentric Glioma

E.A. van Maren, J.W. Dankbaar, P. Wesseling, S. Plasschaert, A. Muhlebner, E.W. Hoving, P.A. Robe, T.J. Snijders, R. Hoogendijk, M.E.G. Kranendonk and M.H. Lequin
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8203
E.A. van Maren
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (E.A.v.M., J.W.D., M.H.L.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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J.W. Dankbaar
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (E.A.v.M., J.W.D., M.H.L.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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P. Wesseling
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
cDepartment of Pathology (P.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers/VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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S. Plasschaert
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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A. Muhlebner
dDepartment of Pathology (A.M.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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E.W. Hoving
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (E.W.H., P.A.R.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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P.A. Robe
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (E.W.H., P.A.R.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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T.J. Snijders
fDepartment of Neurology (T.J.S.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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R. Hoogendijk
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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M.E.G. Kranendonk
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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M.H. Lequin
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (E.A.v.M., J.W.D., M.H.L.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
bPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (P.W., S.P., E.W.H., R.H., M.E.G.K., M.H.L.), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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E.A. van Maren, J.W. Dankbaar, P. Wesseling, S. Plasschaert, A. Muhlebner, E.W. Hoving, P.A. Robe, T.J. Snijders, R. Hoogendijk, M.E.G. Kranendonk, M.H. Lequin
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T2-FLAIR Mismatch: An Imaging Biomarker for Children’s MYB/MYBL1–Altered Diffuse Astrocytoma or Angiocentric Glioma
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