Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 829-834 , December 2009

Evaluation of regional cerebral blood flow in cerebellar variant of multiple system atrophy using FineSRT

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 12 July 2009 ,Accepted 13 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.08.014

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 829-834 , December 2009

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