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Structural Changes of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson's Disease as Revealed by MR Imaging
Michael Hutchinson and Ulrich Raff
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2000, 21 (4) 697-701;
Michael Hutchinson
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.H., U.R.) and Radiology (M.H.), New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Ulrich Raff
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.H., U.R.) and Radiology (M.H.), New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.

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Michael Hutchinson, Ulrich Raff
Structural Changes of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson's Disease as Revealed by MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2000, 21 (4) 697-701;
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