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Nigrosome 1 Detection at 3T MRI for the Diagnosis of Early-Stage Idiopathic Parkinson Disease: Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy and Agreement on Imaging Asymmetry and Clinical Laterality

Y. Noh, Y.H. Sung, J. Lee and E.Y. Kim
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2015, 36 (11) 2010-2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4412
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aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.N., Y.H.S.)
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cDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Jongho Lee), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
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bRadiology (E.Y.K.), Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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