Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging
Hyperintense Signal Abnormality in Subarachnoid Spaces and Basal Cisterns on MR Images of Children Anesthetized with Propofol: New Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery Finding
Christopher G. Filippi, Aziz M. Uluğ, Doris Lin, Linda A. Heier and Robert D. Zimmerman
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2001, 22 (2) 394-399;
Christopher G. Filippi
Aziz M. Uluğ
Doris Lin
Linda A. Heier

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Hyperintense Signal Abnormality in Subarachnoid Spaces and Basal Cisterns on MR Images of Children Anesthetized with Propofol: New Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery Finding
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2001, 22 (2) 394-399;
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Hyperintense Signal Abnormality in Subarachnoid Spaces and Basal Cisterns on MR Images of Children Anesthetized with Propofol: New Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery Finding
Christopher G. Filippi, Aziz M. Uluğ, Doris Lin, Linda A. Heier, Robert D. Zimmerman
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2001, 22 (2) 394-399;
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