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Pontine hypoplasia in cri-du-chat syndrome: alterations in diffusion tensor imaging

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil

    Diogo Goulart Corrêa, Nina Ventura & Emerson Leandro Gasparetto

  2. Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI), Avenida das Américas, 4666, 302A, 303, 307, 325, 326, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 2640-102, Brazil

    Diogo Goulart Corrêa & Emerson Leandro Gasparetto

  3. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Federal Fluminense University, Avenida Marquês do Paraná, 303, Centro, Niterói, RJ, 24033-900, Brazil

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Corrêa, D.G., Ventura, N. & Gasparetto, E.L. Pontine hypoplasia in cri-du-chat syndrome: alterations in diffusion tensor imaging. Childs Nerv Syst 33, 1241–1242 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3508-9

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