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Quantification of Brain Gray Matter Damage in Different MS Phenotypes by Use of Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging
Marco Bozzali, Mara Cercignani, Maria Pia Sormani, Giancarlo Comi and Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2002, 23 (6) 985-988;
Marco Bozzali
aNeuroimaging Research Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Mara Cercignani
aNeuroimaging Research Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Maria Pia Sormani
aNeuroimaging Research Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Giancarlo Comi
bClinical Trials Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Massimo Filippi
aNeuroimaging Research Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Quantification of Brain Gray Matter Damage in Different MS Phenotypes by Use of Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging
Marco Bozzali, Mara Cercignani, Maria Pia Sormani, Giancarlo Comi, Massimo Filippi
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