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Judgment of FLAIR signal change in DWI–FLAIR mismatch determination is a challenge to clinicians

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    Annerose Ziegler, Martin Ebinger, Jochen B. Fiebach, Heinrich J. Audebert & Stefanie Leistner

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Ziegler, A., Ebinger, M., Fiebach, J.B. et al. Judgment of FLAIR signal change in DWI–FLAIR mismatch determination is a challenge to clinicians. J Neurol 259, 971–973 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6284-6

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