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T1 Recovery Is Predominantly Found in Black Holes and Is Associated with Clinical Improvement in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

C. Thaler, T.D. Faizy, J. Sedlacik, B. Holst, K. Stürner, C. Heesen, J.-P. Stellmann, J. Fiehler and S. Siemonsen
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 264-269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5004
C. Thaler
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (C.T., T.D.F., J.S., B.H., J.F., S.S.)
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T.D. Faizy
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (C.T., T.D.F., J.S., B.H., J.F., S.S.)
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J. Sedlacik
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (C.T., T.D.F., J.S., B.H., J.F., S.S.)
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B. Holst
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K. Stürner
bNeurology (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S.)
cInstitute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical MS Research (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S., S.S.), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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C. Heesen
bNeurology (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S.)
cInstitute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical MS Research (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S., S.S.), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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J.-P. Stellmann
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cInstitute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical MS Research (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S., S.S.), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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J. Fiehler
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S. Siemonsen
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (C.T., T.D.F., J.S., B.H., J.F., S.S.)
cInstitute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical MS Research (K.S., C.H., J.-P.S., S.S.), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2017, 38 (2) 264-269; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5004
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