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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging Tractography of the Pyramidal Tracts Correlates with Clinical Motor Function in Children with Congenital Hemiparesis
O.A. Glenn, N.A. Ludeman, J.I. Berman, Y.W. Wu, Y. Lu, A.I. Bartha, D.B. Vigneron, S.W. Chung, D.M. Ferriero, A.J. Barkovich and R.G. Henry
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2007, 28 (9) 1796-1802; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0676
O.A. Glenn
N.A. Ludeman
J.I. Berman
Y.W. Wu
Y. Lu
A.I. Bartha
D.B. Vigneron
S.W. Chung
D.M. Ferriero
A.J. Barkovich
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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging Tractography of the Pyramidal Tracts Correlates with Clinical Motor Function in Children with Congenital Hemiparesis
O.A. Glenn, N.A. Ludeman, J.I. Berman, Y.W. Wu, Y. Lu, A.I. Bartha, D.B. Vigneron, S.W. Chung, D.M. Ferriero, A.J. Barkovich, R.G. Henry
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2007, 28 (9) 1796-1802; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0676
Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging Tractography of the Pyramidal Tracts Correlates with Clinical Motor Function in Children with Congenital Hemiparesis
O.A. Glenn, N.A. Ludeman, J.I. Berman, Y.W. Wu, Y. Lu, A.I. Bartha, D.B. Vigneron, S.W. Chung, D.M. Ferriero, A.J. Barkovich, R.G. Henry
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2007, 28 (9) 1796-1802; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0676
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