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Analysis of Normal-Appearing White Matter in Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging and Magnetization Transfer Imaging
Alexander C. Guo, Valerie L. Jewells and James M. Provenzale
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2001, 22 (10) 1893-1900;
Alexander C. Guo
Valerie L. Jewells

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Alexander C. Guo, Valerie L. Jewells, James M. Provenzale
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