Review of the Evidence Supporting the Medical and Legal Use of NeuroQuant® in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Psychological Injury and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Ross, David E ^a,b   Graham, Travis J ^c   Ochs, Alfred L ^a,b  

^a Virginia Institute of Neuropsychiatry   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gentry Locke Rakes and Moore LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Daubert; Magnetic resonance imaging; NeuroQuant; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874726116     PISSN: 1938971X     EISSN: 19389728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12207-012-9140-9     Document Type: Review

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