Evaluating the Possibility of Defining Cut-Off Points for ΔFA% in Order to Differentiate Four Major Types of Peri-Tumoral White Matter Tract Involvement
Tourisa Deilami
1
, *
,
Homayoun Hadizadeh Kharrazi
1
,
Amir Saied Seddighi
2
,
Parin Tanzifi
3
,
Reza Tayebivaljouzi
4
,
Fatemeh Zamani
1
and
Atefeh Chavoshzadeh Tafti
5
To Cite:
Deilami
T, Hadizadeh Kharrazi
H, Seddighi
A S, Tanzifi
P, Tayebivaljouzi
R, et al. Evaluating the Possibility of Defining Cut-Off Points for ΔFA% in Order to Differentiate Four Major Types of Peri-Tumoral White Matter Tract Involvement,
Iran J Radiol.
2015
; 12(3):e9567.
doi: 10.5812/iranjradiol.9567v2.
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