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Brain Maturation Patterns on Normalized FLAIR MR Imaging in Children and Adolescents

K. Chan, A. Ghazvanchahi, D. Rabba, L. Vidarsson, M.W. Wagner, B.B. Ertl-Wagner and A. Khademi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7966
K. Chan
aFrom the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science Tech (iBEST) (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), a Partnership between St. Michael’s Hospital and Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A. Ghazvanchahi
aFrom the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science Tech (iBEST) (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), a Partnership between St. Michael’s Hospital and Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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D. Rabba
aFrom the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science Tech (iBEST) (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), a Partnership between St. Michael’s Hospital and Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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L. Vidarsson
dDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
eDepartment of Medical Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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M.W. Wagner
dDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
eDepartment of Medical Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
fDepartment of Neuroradiology (M.W.W.), University Hospital Ausburg, Ausburg, Germany
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B.B. Ertl-Wagner
dDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
eDepartment of Medical Imaging (L.V., M.W.W., B.B.E.-W.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A. Khademi
aFrom the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
bInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science Tech (iBEST) (K.C., A.G., D.R., A.K.), a Partnership between St. Michael’s Hospital and Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
cKeenan Research Center for Biomedical Science (A.K.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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K. Chan, A. Ghazvanchahi, D. Rabba, L. Vidarsson, M.W. Wagner, B.B. Ertl-Wagner, A. Khademi
Brain Maturation Patterns on Normalized FLAIR MR Imaging in Children and Adolescents
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7966

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7966
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