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Pretreatment Normal WM Magnetization Transfer Ratio Predicts Risk of Radiation Necrosis in Patients with Medulloblastoma

J.H. Harreld, P. Zou, N.D. Sabin, A. Edwards, Y. Han, Y. Li, O. Bieri, R.B. Khan, A. Gajjar, G. Robinson and T.E. Merchant
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2022, 43 (2) 299-303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7393
J.H. Harreld
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.H.H.), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
bGeisel School of Medicine (J.H.H.), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
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P. Zou
cDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (P.Z., N.D.S., A.E.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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N.D. Sabin
cDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (P.Z., N.D.S., A.E.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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A. Edwards
cDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (P.Z., N.D.S., A.E.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Y. Han
dDepartment of Biostatistics (Y.H., Y.L.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Y. Li
dDepartment of Biostatistics (Y.H., Y.L.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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O. Bieri
hDepartment of Radiology (O.B.), Division of Radiological Physics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
iDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (O.B), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland
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R.B. Khan
eDivision of Neurology (R.B.K.), Department of Pediatrics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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A. Gajjar
fDepartment of Neuro-Oncology (A.G., G.R.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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G. Robinson
fDepartment of Neuro-Oncology (A.G., G.R.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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T.E. Merchant
gDepartment of Radiation Oncology (T.E.M.), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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J.H. Harreld, P. Zou, N.D. Sabin, A. Edwards, Y. Han, Y. Li, O. Bieri, R.B. Khan, A. Gajjar, G. Robinson, T.E. Merchant
Pretreatment Normal WM Magnetization Transfer Ratio Predicts Risk of Radiation Necrosis in Patients with Medulloblastoma
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