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Bilateral Segmental Agenesis of the Vertebrobasilar Junction: Developmental and Angiographic Anatomy

I.M. Burger, F. Siclari, L. Gregg and P. Gailloud
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2007, 28 (10) 2017-2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0719
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I.M. Burger, F. Siclari, L. Gregg, P. Gailloud
Bilateral Segmental Agenesis of the Vertebrobasilar Junction: Developmental and Angiographic Anatomy
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