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Cortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Combined Postmortem MR Imaging and Histopathology
Jeroen J. G. Geurts, Lars Bö, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Jonas A. Castelijns, Chris H. Polman and Frederik Barkhof
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2005, 26 (3) 572-577;
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Lars Bö
Petra J. W. Pouwels
Jonas A. Castelijns
Chris H. Polman
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Jeroen J. G. Geurts, Lars Bö, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Jonas A. Castelijns, Chris H. Polman, Frederik Barkhof
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2005, 26 (3) 572-577;
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