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Variability of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Imaging Biomarkers with Respect to Section Plane Angulation: How Wrong a Radiologist Can Be?

P. Ryska, O. Slezak, A. Eklund, J. Salzer, J. Malm and J. Zizka
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2021, 42 (7) 1201-1207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7095
P. Ryska
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.R., O.S.), University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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O. Slezak
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.R., O.S.), University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
bDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology (O.S.), Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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A. Eklund
cDepartments of Radiation Sciences (A.E.)
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J. Salzer
dPharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience (J.S., J.M.), Section of Neurology
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J. Malm
dPharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience (J.S., J.M.), Section of Neurology
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J. Zizka
eImaging and Functional Medicine (J.Z.), University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2021, 42 (7) 1201-1207; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7095
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