Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , January 2008

Sulci density map to aid in use of apparent diffusion coefficient for therapy evaluation

Received 27 September 2006 ,Revised 16 February 2007 ,Accepted 10 April 2007.

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PII: S0730-725X(07)00261-5

doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2007.04.012

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , January 2008

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