Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 858-865 , July 2009

Diffusion Tensor Tractography in the Head-and-Neck Region Using a Clinical 3-T MR Scanner

Received 21 September 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2009.

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 This study was partly supported by a scholarship from the College Women's Association of Japan (CWAJ).

PII: S1076-6332(09)00053-1

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.01.019

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 858-865 , July 2009

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