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Whole-Brain Histogram and Voxel-Based Analyses of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Leukoaraiosis: Correlation with Motor and Cognitive Impairment
R. Della Nave, S. Foresti, A. Pratesi, A. Ginestroni, M. Inzitari, E. Salvadori, M. Giannelli, S. Diciotti, D. Inzitari and M. Mascalchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2007, 28 (7) 1313-1319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0555
R. Della Nave
S. Foresti
A. Pratesi
A. Ginestroni
M. Inzitari
E. Salvadori
M. Giannelli
S. Diciotti
D. Inzitari

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Whole-Brain Histogram and Voxel-Based Analyses of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Leukoaraiosis: Correlation with Motor and Cognitive Impairment
R. Della Nave, S. Foresti, A. Pratesi, A. Ginestroni, M. Inzitari, E. Salvadori, M. Giannelli, S. Diciotti, D. Inzitari, M. Mascalchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2007, 28 (7) 1313-1319; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0555
Whole-Brain Histogram and Voxel-Based Analyses of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Leukoaraiosis: Correlation with Motor and Cognitive Impairment
R. Della Nave, S. Foresti, A. Pratesi, A. Ginestroni, M. Inzitari, E. Salvadori, M. Giannelli, S. Diciotti, D. Inzitari, M. Mascalchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2007, 28 (7) 1313-1319; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0555
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