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Diagnostic Utility of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Differentiating Glioblastomas from Brain Metastases

S. Wang, S.J. Kim, H. Poptani, J.H. Woo, S. Mohan, R. Jin, M.R. Voluck, D.M. O'Rourke, R.L. Wolf, E.R. Melhem and S. Kim
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2014, 35 (5) 928-934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3871
S. Wang
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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S.J. Kim
cDepartment of Radiology (S.J.K.), University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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H. Poptani
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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J.H. Woo
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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S. Mohan
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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R. Jin
dMedical Data Research Center (R.J.), Providence Health and Services, Portland, Oregon
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M.R. Voluck
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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D.M. O'Rourke
bNeurosurgery (D.M.O.), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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R.L. Wolf
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.W., H.P., J.H.W., S.M., M.R.V., R.L.W.)
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E.R. Melhem
eDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (E.R.M.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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S. Kim
fDepartment of Radiology (S.K.), New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
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