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Demyelinating Plaques in Relapsing-remitting and Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Assessment with Diffusion MR Imaging
Alessandro Castriota Scanderbeg, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Umberto Sabatini, Ugo Nocentini, Maria G. Grasso and Carlo Caltagirone
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2000, 21 (5) 862-868;
Alessandro Castriota Scanderbeg
Francesco Tomaiuolo
Umberto Sabatini
Ugo Nocentini
Maria G. Grasso

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Alessandro Castriota Scanderbeg, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Umberto Sabatini, Ugo Nocentini, Maria G. Grasso, Carlo Caltagirone
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Alessandro Castriota Scanderbeg, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Umberto Sabatini, Ugo Nocentini, Maria G. Grasso, Carlo Caltagirone
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2000, 21 (5) 862-868;
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