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Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Normal Cervical and Thoracic Pediatric Spinal Cord

S. Saksena, D.M. Middleton, L. Krisa, P. Shah, S.H. Faro, R. Sinko, J. Gaughan, J. Finsterbusch, M.J. Mulcahey and F.B. Mohamed
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2016, 37 (11) 2150-2157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4883
S. Saksena
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.S., F.B.M.)
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D.M. Middleton
cDepartment of Radiology (D.M.M., P.S., S.H.F.), Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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L. Krisa
bOccupational Therapy (L.K., R.S., M.J.M.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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P. Shah
cDepartment of Radiology (D.M.M., P.S., S.H.F.), Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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S.H. Faro
cDepartment of Radiology (D.M.M., P.S., S.H.F.), Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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R. Sinko
bOccupational Therapy (L.K., R.S., M.J.M.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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J. Gaughan
dBiostatistics Consulting Center (J.G.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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J. Finsterbusch
eDepartment of Systems Neuroscience (J.F.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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F.B. Mohamed
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.S., F.B.M.)
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