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The Occipital Emissary Vein: A Possible Marker for Pseudotumor Cerebri

A. Hedjoudje, A. Piveteau, C. Gonzalez-Campo, A. Moghekar, P. Gailloud and D. San Millán
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2019, 40 (6) 973-978; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6061
A. Hedjoudje
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (A.H., C.G.-C., D.S.M.), Service of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Sion Hospital, Sion, Valais, Switzerland
bDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., P.G.)
dImaging Department (A.H.), University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France
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vol. 40 no. 6 973-978
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https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6061
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31072972

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0195-6108
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1936-959X
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  • Received March 12, 2019
  • Accepted after revision April 3, 2019
  • Published online June 12, 2019.

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  1. A. Hedjoudjea,b,d,
  2. A. Piveteaue,
  3. C. Gonzalez-Campoa,
  4. A. Moghekarc,
  5. P. Gailloudb and
  6. D. San Millána
  1. aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (A.H., C.G.-C., D.S.M.), Service of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Sion Hospital, Sion, Valais, Switzerland
  2. bDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., P.G.)
  3. cCerebral Fluid Center (A.M.), Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
  4. dImaging Department (A.H.), University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France
  5. eImaging Department (A.P.), University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  1. Please address correspondence to Abderrahmane Hedjoudje, MD, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205; e-mail: a.hedjoudje{at}gmail.com
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