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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Mapping of Brain White Matter Pathology in Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathies

D.N. Manners, G. Rizzo, C. La Morgia, C. Tonon, C. Testa, P. Barboni, E. Malucelli, M.L. Valentino, L. Caporali, D. Strobbe, V. Carelli and R. Lodi
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2015, 36 (7) 1259-1265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4272
D.N. Manners
aFrom the Functional MR Unit (D.N.M., G.R., C.Tonon, C.Testa, R.L.)
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G. Rizzo
aFrom the Functional MR Unit (D.N.M., G.R., C.Tonon, C.Testa, R.L.)
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
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C. La Morgia
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
d“Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna” (C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Bologna, Italy
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C. Tonon
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C. Testa
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P. Barboni
eStudio Oculistico d'Azeglio (P.B.), Bologna, Italy.
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E. Malucelli
cDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (E.M.), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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M.L. Valentino
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
d“Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna” (C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Bologna, Italy
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L. Caporali
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
d“Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna” (C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Bologna, Italy
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D. Strobbe
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
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V. Carelli
bNeurology Unit (G.R., C.L.M., M.L.V., L.C., D.S., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences
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