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3D Enhancement Color Maps in the Characterization of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques

S. Sanchez, A. Raghuram, R. Fakih, L. Wendt, G. Bathla, M. Hickerson, S. Ortega-Gutierrez, E. Leira and E.A. Samaniego
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2022, 43 (9) 1252-1258; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7605
S. Sanchez
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
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A. Raghuram
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
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R. Fakih
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
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L. Wendt
dInstitute for Clinical and Translational Science (L.W.), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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G. Bathla
bRadiology (G.B., S.O.-G., E.A.S.)
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M. Hickerson
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
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S. Ortega-Gutierrez
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
bRadiology (G.B., S.O.-G., E.A.S.)
cNeurosurgery (S.O.-G., E.A.S.), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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E. Leira
aFrom the Department of Neurology (S.S., A.R., R.F., M.H., S.O.-G., E.L., E.A.S.)
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E.A. Samaniego
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bRadiology (G.B., S.O.-G., E.A.S.)
cNeurosurgery (S.O.-G., E.A.S.), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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S. Sanchez, A. Raghuram, R. Fakih, L. Wendt, G. Bathla, M. Hickerson, S. Ortega-Gutierrez, E. Leira, E.A. Samaniego
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