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Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Smooth-Muscle Tumor of the Brain

Afra Alfalahi, Abdelsimar Il Omar, Krystal Fox, Julian Spears, Malika Sharma, Aditya Bharatha, David G. Munoz and Suradech Suthiphosuwan
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2024, 45 (7) 850-854; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8258
Afra Alfalahi
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
dDivision of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A.), Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abdelsimar Il Omar
bDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
eDivision of Neurosurgery (A.I.O.), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Krystal Fox
bDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Julian Spears
bDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Malika Sharma
cDepartment of Infectious Diseases (M.S.), St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Aditya Bharatha
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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David G. Munoz
fDepartment of Laboratory Medicine (D.G.M.), St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Suradech Suthiphosuwan
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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