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Application of Reduced-FOV Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Evaluation of Normal Pituitary Glands and Pituitary Macroadenomas

M. Wang, H. Liu, X. Wei, C. Liu, T. Liang, X. Zhang, C. Jin, X. Li, Q. Sun, H. Jiang and J. Yang
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5735
M. Wang
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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H. Liu
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.L., T.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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X. Wei
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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C. Liu
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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T. Liang
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.L., T.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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X. Zhang
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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C. Jin
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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X. Li
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
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Q. Sun
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.L., T.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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H. Jiang
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.L., T.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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J. Yang
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.M.W., H.L., X.C.W., C.C.L., T.L., X.H.Z., C.J., X.J.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the First Affiliated Hospital
bDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (H.L., T.L., Q.L.S., H.X.J., J.Y.), the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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M. Wang, H. Liu, X. Wei, C. Liu, T. Liang, X. Zhang, C. Jin, X. Li, Q. Sun, H. Jiang, J. Yang
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