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Anatomic Neuroimaging Characteristics of Posterior Fossa Type A Ependymoma Subgroups

N.D. Sabin, S.N. Hwang, P. Klimo, N. Chambwe, R.G. Tatevossian, T. Patni, Y. Li, F.A. Boop, E. Anderson, A. Gajjar, T.E. Merchant and D.W. Ellison
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2021, 42 (12) 2245-2250; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7322
N.D. Sabin
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (N.D.S., S.N.H., E.A.)
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S.N. Hwang
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (N.D.S., S.N.H., E.A.)
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P. Klimo Jr
fSurgery (P.K., F.A.B.,), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
gSemmes Murphey (P.K., F.A.B.), Memphis, Tennessee
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N. Chambwe
bPathology (N.C., R.G.T., D.W.E.)
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R.G. Tatevossian
bPathology (N.C., R.G.T., D.W.E.)
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T. Patni
dBiostatistics (T.P., Y.L.)
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Y. Li
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F.A. Boop
fSurgery (P.K., F.A.B.,), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
gSemmes Murphey (P.K., F.A.B.), Memphis, Tennessee
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E. Anderson
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A. Gajjar
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