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β-Trace Protein as a Potential Biomarker for CSF-Venous Fistulas

Ian T. Mark, Waleed Brinjikji, Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, Jared T. Verdoorn, John C. Benson, Ajay A. Madhavan and Jeff W. Meeusen
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2025, 46 (2) 416-420; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8476
Ian T. Mark
aFrom the Department of Radiolog y (I.T.M., W.B., J.T.V., J.C.B., A.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Waleed Brinjikji
aFrom the Department of Radiolog y (I.T.M., W.B., J.T.V., J.C.B., A.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory
bDepartment of Neurology (J.C.-G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jared T. Verdoorn
aFrom the Department of Radiolog y (I.T.M., W.B., J.T.V., J.C.B., A.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John C. Benson
aFrom the Department of Radiolog y (I.T.M., W.B., J.T.V., J.C.B., A.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ajay A. Madhavan
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Jeff W. Meeusen
cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (J.W.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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