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MRI Tractography of Corticospinal Tract and Arcuate Fasciculus in High-Grade Gliomas Performed by Constrained Spherical Deconvolution: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

E. Mormina, M. Longo, A. Arrigo, C. Alafaci, F. Tomasello, A. Calamuneri, S. Marino, M. Gaeta, S.L. Vinci and F. Granata
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2015, 36 (10) 1853-1858; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4368
E. Mormina
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images (E.M., F.G., A.A., M.G., S.L.V., M.L.)
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M. Longo
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images (E.M., F.G., A.A., M.G., S.L.V., M.L.)
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A. Arrigo
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images (E.M., F.G., A.A., M.G., S.L.V., M.L.)
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C. Alafaci
bNeurosciences (C.A., F.T., A.C.), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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F. Tomasello
bNeurosciences (C.A., F.T., A.C.), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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A. Calamuneri
bNeurosciences (C.A., F.T., A.C.), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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S. Marino
cScientific Institute for Recovery and Care Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (S.M.), Messina, Italy.
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M. Gaeta
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images (E.M., F.G., A.A., M.G., S.L.V., M.L.)
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S.L. Vinci
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images (E.M., F.G., A.A., M.G., S.L.V., M.L.)
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E. Mormina, M. Longo, A. Arrigo, C. Alafaci, F. Tomasello, A. Calamuneri, S. Marino, M. Gaeta, S.L. Vinci, F. Granata
MRI Tractography of Corticospinal Tract and Arcuate Fasciculus in High-Grade Gliomas Performed by Constrained Spherical Deconvolution: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2015, 36 (10) 1853-1858; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4368

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2015, 36 (10) 1853-1858; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4368
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