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How Does the Accuracy of Intracranial Volume Measurements Affect Normalized Brain Volumes? Sample Size Estimates Based on 966 Subjects from the HUNT MRI Cohort

T.I. Hansen, V. Brezova, L. Eikenes, A. Håberg and T.R. Vangberg
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2015, 36 (8) 1450-1456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4299
T.I. Hansen
aFrom the Departments of Neuroscience (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.)
cDepartment of Medical Imaging (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.), St. Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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V. Brezova
aFrom the Departments of Neuroscience (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.)
cDepartment of Medical Imaging (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.), St. Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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L. Eikenes
bCirculation and Medical Imaging (L.E.), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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A. Håberg
aFrom the Departments of Neuroscience (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.)
cDepartment of Medical Imaging (T.I.H., V.B., A.H.), St. Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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T.R. Vangberg
dMedical Imaging Research Group (T.R.V.), Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
eDepartment of Radiology (T.R.V.), University Hospital North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2015, 36 (8) 1450-1456; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4299

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