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Regional Differences in Diffusion Tensor Imaging Measurements: Assessment of Intrarater and Interrater Variability
A. Ozturk, A.D. Sasson, J.A.D. Farrell, B.A. Landman, A.C.B.S. da Motta, A. Aralasmak and D.M. Yousem
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1124-1127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0998
A. Ozturk
A.D. Sasson
J.A.D. Farrell
B.A. Landman
A.C.B.S. da Motta
A. Aralasmak

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Regional Differences in Diffusion Tensor Imaging Measurements: Assessment of Intrarater and Interrater Variability
A. Ozturk, A.D. Sasson, J.A.D. Farrell, B.A. Landman, A.C.B.S. da Motta, A. Aralasmak, D.M. Yousem
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1124-1127; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0998
Regional Differences in Diffusion Tensor Imaging Measurements: Assessment of Intrarater and Interrater Variability
A. Ozturk, A.D. Sasson, J.A.D. Farrell, B.A. Landman, A.C.B.S. da Motta, A. Aralasmak, D.M. Yousem
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1124-1127; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0998
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