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The Role of Conventional MR Imaging Sequences in the Evaluation of Neurocysticercosis: Impact on Characterization of the Scolex and Lesion Burden
L.T. Lucato, M.S. Guedes, J.R. Sato, L.A. Bacheschi, L.R. Machado and C.C. Leite
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2007, 28 (8) 1501-1504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0623
L.T. Lucato
M.S. Guedes
J.R. Sato
L.A. Bacheschi
L.R. Machado
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The Role of Conventional MR Imaging Sequences in the Evaluation of Neurocysticercosis: Impact on Characterization of the Scolex and Lesion Burden
L.T. Lucato, M.S. Guedes, J.R. Sato, L.A. Bacheschi, L.R. Machado, C.C. Leite
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2007, 28 (8) 1501-1504; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0623
The Role of Conventional MR Imaging Sequences in the Evaluation of Neurocysticercosis: Impact on Characterization of the Scolex and Lesion Burden
L.T. Lucato, M.S. Guedes, J.R. Sato, L.A. Bacheschi, L.R. Machado, C.C. Leite
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2007, 28 (8) 1501-1504; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0623
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