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Diagnostic Performance of Routine Brain MRI Sequences for Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis

D. Patel, M. Machnowska, S. Symons, R. Yeung, A.J. Fox, R.I. Aviv and P. Jabehdar Maralani
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2016, 37 (11) 2026-2032; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4843
D. Patel
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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M. Machnowska
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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S. Symons
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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R. Yeung
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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A.J. Fox
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R.I. Aviv
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P. Jabehdar Maralani
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D. Patel, M. Machnowska, S. Symons, R. Yeung, A.J. Fox, R.I. Aviv, P. Jabehdar Maralani
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