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T2 Relaxometry MRI Predicts Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants

L.-W. Chen, S.-T. Wang, C.-C. Huang, Y.-F. Tu and Y.-S. Tsai
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2018, 39 (3) 563-568; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5501
L.-W. Chen
aFrom the Departments of Pediatrics (L.-W.C., C.-C.H., Y.-F.T.)
cInstitutes of Clinical Medicine (L.-W.C.)
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S.-T. Wang
dGerontology (S.-T.W.), College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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C.-C. Huang
aFrom the Departments of Pediatrics (L.-W.C., C.-C.H., Y.-F.T.)
eDepartment of Pediatrics (C.-C.H.), Taipei Medical University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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bDiagnostic Radiology (Y.-S.T.), National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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L.-W. Chen, S.-T. Wang, C.-C. Huang, Y.-F. Tu, Y.-S. Tsai
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