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DTI fusion with conventional MR imaging in intra-operative MRI suite for paediatric brainstem glioma biopsy

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The authors thank Miss Rachelle Goh for her kind assistance in the images for this manuscript.

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  1. Neurosurgical Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore

    Sharon Y. Y. Low, Lee Ping Ng, David C. Y. Low & Wan Tew Seow

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308433, Singapore

    Sharon Y. Y. Low, Min Wei Chen, David C. Y. Low & Wan Tew Seow

  3. SingHealth Duke-NUS Neuroscience Academic Clinical Program, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308433, Singapore

    Sharon Y. Y. Low, David C. Y. Low & Wan Tew Seow

  4. Haematology/Oncology Service, Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore

    Shui Yen Soh

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The authors note that the term ‘DIPG’ has been replaced by diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27M–mutant in the latest WHO 2016 classification. For the purposes of this paper, the authors maintain the nomenclature for ease of writing.

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Low, S.Y.Y., Soh, S.Y., Chen, M.W. et al. DTI fusion with conventional MR imaging in intra-operative MRI suite for paediatric brainstem glioma biopsy. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 19–21 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3627-3

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