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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Neuroimaging Features of Ectopic Cerebellar Tissue: A Case Series Study of a Rare Entity

G. Orman, S.F. Kralik, R. Battini, B. Buchignani, N.K. Desai, R. Goetti, A. Meoded, C. Mitter, B. Wallacher-Scholz, E. Boltshauser and T.A.G.M. Huisman
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2021, 42 (6) 1167-1173; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7105
G. Orman
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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S.F. Kralik
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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R. Battini
bDepartment of Developmental Neuroscience (R.B.), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
cDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (R.B., B.B.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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B. Buchignani
cDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (R.B., B.B.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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N.K. Desai
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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R. Goetti
dDepartment of Medical Imaging (R.G.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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A. Meoded
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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C. Mitter
eDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy (C.M.), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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B. Wallacher-Scholz
fDepartment of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity (B.W.-S.), Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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E. Boltshauser
gDepartment of Pediatric Neurology (E.B.), University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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T.A.G.M. Huisman
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (G.O., S.F.K., N.K.D., A.M., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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