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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of the Brain: Effect of Diffusion Weighting on Trace and Anisotropy Measurements
Elias R. Melhem, Ryuta Itoh, Lisa Jones and Peter B. Barker
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2000, 21 (10) 1813-1820;
Elias R. Melhem
Ryuta Itoh
Lisa Jones
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Elias R. Melhem, Ryuta Itoh, Lisa Jones, Peter B. Barker
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