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Y. Eguchi, S. Ohtori, S. Orita, H. Kamoda, G. Arai, T. Ishikawa, M. Miyagi, G. Inoue, M. Suzuki, Y. Masuda, H. Andou, M. Takaso, Y. Aoki, T. Toyone, A. Watanabe and K. Takahashi
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2011, 32 (10) 1824-1829; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2681
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Y. Eguchi, S. Ohtori, S. Orita, H. Kamoda, G. Arai, T. Ishikawa, M. Miyagi, G. Inoue, M. Suzuki, Y. Masuda, H. Andou, M. Takaso, Y. Aoki, T. Toyone, A. Watanabe, K. Takahashi
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