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A Qualitative and Quantitative Correlation Study of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Using Glycosaminoglycan Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer, Pfirrmann Grade, and T1-ρ

O. Togao, A. Hiwatashi, T. Wada, K. Yamashita, K. Kikuchi, C. Tokunaga, J. Keupp, M. Yoneyama and H. Honda
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2018, 39 (7) 1369-1375; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5657
O. Togao
aFrom the Department of Clinical Radiology (O.T., A.H., K.Y., K.K., H.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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A. Hiwatashi
aFrom the Department of Clinical Radiology (O.T., A.H., K.Y., K.K., H.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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T. Wada
bDivision of Radiology (T.W., C.T.), Department of Medical Technology, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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K. Yamashita
aFrom the Department of Clinical Radiology (O.T., A.H., K.Y., K.K., H.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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K. Kikuchi
aFrom the Department of Clinical Radiology (O.T., A.H., K.Y., K.K., H.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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C. Tokunaga
bDivision of Radiology (T.W., C.T.), Department of Medical Technology, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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J. Keupp
cPhilips Research (J.K.), Hamburg, Germany
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M. Yoneyama
dPhilips Japan (M.Y.), Tokyo, Japan.
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H. Honda
aFrom the Department of Clinical Radiology (O.T., A.H., K.Y., K.K., H.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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