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Cerebral MR Venography: Normal Anatomy and Potential Diagnostic Pitfalls

R. H. Ayanzen, C. R. Bird, P. J. Keller, F. J. McCully, M. R. Theobald and J. E. Heiserman
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2000, 21 (1) 74-78;
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