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Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Reveals Impaired Glymphatic Clearance in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Derrek Schartz, Alan Finkelstein, Nhat Hoang, Matthew T. Bender, Giovanni Schifitto and Jianhui Zhong
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2024, 45 (2) 149-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8088
Derrek Schartz
aFrom the Department of Imaging Sciences (D.S., A.F., N.H., G.S., J.Z.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Alan Finkelstein
aFrom the Department of Imaging Sciences (D.S., A.F., N.H., G.S., J.Z.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Nhat Hoang
aFrom the Department of Imaging Sciences (D.S., A.F., N.H., G.S., J.Z.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Matthew T. Bender
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (M.T.B.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Giovanni Schifitto
aFrom the Department of Imaging Sciences (D.S., A.F., N.H., G.S., J.Z.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
cDepartment of Neurology (G.S.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Jianhui Zhong
aFrom the Department of Imaging Sciences (D.S., A.F., N.H., G.S., J.Z.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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