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Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging Hypointense Rim in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: The End Point of Neuroinflammation and a Potential Outcome Predictor

M.M Thurnher, J. Boban, A. Rieger and E. Gelpi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6072
M.M Thurnher
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy (M.M.T., J.B.)
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J. Boban
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy (M.M.T., J.B.)
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A. Rieger
bDermatology (A.R.)
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E. Gelpi
cInstitute of Neurology (E.G.), University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
dNeurological Tissue Bank of the Biobanc-Hospital Clinic-Institut dÌnvestigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (E.G.), Barcelona, Spain. Dr Boban's permanent address is University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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M.M Thurnher, J. Boban, A. Rieger, E. Gelpi
Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging Hypointense Rim in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: The End Point of Neuroinflammation and a Potential Outcome Predictor
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6072

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