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Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Patients with Brain Metastases Undergoing Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: A Pilot Study

J.I. Traylor, D.C.A. Bastos, D. Fuentes, M. Muir, R. Patel, V.A. Kumar, R.J. Stafford, G. Rao and S.S. Prabhu
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2019, 40 (9) 1451-1457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6144
J.I. Traylor
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.I.T., D.C.A.B., M.M., R.P., G.R., S.S.P.)
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D.C.A. Bastos
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.I.T., D.C.A.B., M.M., R.P., G.R., S.S.P.)
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D. Fuentes
bImaging Physics (D.F., R.J.S.)
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M. Muir
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R. Patel
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V.A. Kumar
cDiagnostic Radiology (V.A.K.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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G. Rao
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.I.T., D.C.A.B., M.M., R.P., G.R., S.S.P.)
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