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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses
Brigitte Desprechins, Tadeusz Stadnik, Guus Koerts, Wael Shabana, Catherine Breucq and Michel Osteaux
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 1999, 20 (7) 1252-1257;
Brigitte Desprechins
Tadeusz Stadnik
Guus Koerts
Wael Shabana
Catherine Breucq
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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses
Brigitte Desprechins, Tadeusz Stadnik, Guus Koerts, Wael Shabana, Catherine Breucq, Michel Osteaux
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 1999, 20 (7) 1252-1257;
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