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Differentiating Hemangioblastomas from Brain Metastases Using Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion-Weighted MR Imaging

D. She, X. Yang, Z. Xing and D. Cao
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2016, 37 (10) 1844-1850; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4809
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aFrom the Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
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X. Yang
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