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MR Imaging Characteristics and ADC Histogram Metrics for Differentiating Molecular Subgroups of Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas

S. Shrot, A. Kerpel, J. Belenky, M. Lurye, C. Hoffmann and M. Yalon
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2022, 43 (9) 1356-1362; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7614
S. Shrot
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging (S.S., A.K., J.B., C.H.)
cSackler School of Medicine (S.S., C.H., M.Y.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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M. Lurye
bDepartment of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (M.L., M.Y.), Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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C. Hoffmann
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging (S.S., A.K., J.B., C.H.)
cSackler School of Medicine (S.S., C.H., M.Y.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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M. Yalon
bDepartment of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (M.L., M.Y.), Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
cSackler School of Medicine (S.S., C.H., M.Y.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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