Exploring the Information Content of q-Space Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Application to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Spinal Cord Lesions
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B. A. Landman, J. A. Farrell, S. A. Smith, P. A. Calabresi, P. C. van Zijl, and J. L. Prince Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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