Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 217-225 , February 2010

The connectivity of the superior longitudinal fasciculus: a tractography DTI study

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.07.008

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 217-225 , February 2010

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