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Intracranial Vessel Wall MRI: Principles and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology

D.M. Mandell, M. Mossa-Basha, Y. Qiao, C.P. Hess, F. Hui, C. Matouk, M.H. Johnson, M.J.A.P. Daemen, A. Vossough, M. Edjlali, D. Saloner, S.A. Ansari, B.A. Wasserman and D.J. Mikulis on behalf of the Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group of the American Society of Neuroradiology
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 218-229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4893
D.M. Mandell
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (D.M.M., D.J.M.), Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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D.M. Mandell, M. Mossa-Basha, Y. Qiao, C.P. Hess, F. Hui, C. Matouk, M.H. Johnson, M.J.A.P. Daemen, A. Vossough, M. Edjlali, D. Saloner, S.A. Ansari, B.A. Wasserman, D.J. Mikulis
Intracranial Vessel Wall MRI: Principles and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology
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Intracranial Vessel Wall MRI: Principles and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology
D.M. Mandell, M. Mossa-Basha, Y. Qiao, C.P. Hess, F. Hui, C. Matouk, M.H. Johnson, M.J.A.P. Daemen, A. Vossough, M. Edjlali, D. Saloner, S.A. Ansari, B.A. Wasserman, D.J. Mikulis
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