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Advanced Multicompartment Diffusion MRI Models and Their Application in Multiple Sclerosis

D.A. Lakhani, K.G. Schilling, J. Xu and F. Bagnato
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2020, 41 (5) 751-757; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6484
D.A. Lakhani
aFrom the Neuroimaging Unit (D.A.L., F.B.), Neuroimmunology Division, Department of Neurology
bDivision of Internal Medicine (D.A.L.)
dDepartment of Radiology (D.A.L.), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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cDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (K.G.S., J.X.), Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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cDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (K.G.S., J.X.), Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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eDepartment of Neurology (F.B.), VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee.
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