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7T MRI as a Powerful Tool to Detect Small- and Medium-Size Vessel CNS Vasculitis

Angelika Hoffmann, William Almiri, Pasquale Mordasini, Alexandrine Bähler, David J. Seiffge, Martina B. Göldlin, Eugen Jäger, Ioan-Paul Muresan, Lisa Christ, Mirjam R. Heldner, Roland Wiest and Piotr Radojewski
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, 46 (6) 1283-1286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8627
Angelika Hoffmann
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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William Almiri
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Pasquale Mordasini
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
bNetzwerk Radiologie (P.M.), Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alexandrine Bähler
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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David J. Seiffge
cDepartment of Neurology (D.J.S., M.B.G., M.R.H.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Martina B. Göldlin
cDepartment of Neurology (D.J.S., M.B.G., M.R.H.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Eugen Jäger
dInstitute of Radiology (E.J.), Clinic Maennedorf, Maennedorf, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ioan-Paul Muresan
eDepartment of Neurology (I.-P.M.), RHNe, Hôpital Pourtalès, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Lisa Christ
fDepartment of Rheumatology (L.C.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Mirjam R. Heldner
cDepartment of Neurology (D.J.S., M.B.G., M.R.H.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Roland Wiest
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
gTranslational Imaging Center (TIC) (R.W., P.R.), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland.
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Piotr Radojewski
aFrom the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.H., W.A., P.M., A.B., R.W., P.R.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
gTranslational Imaging Center (TIC) (R.W., P.R.), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland.
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Angelika Hoffmann, William Almiri, Pasquale Mordasini, Alexandrine Bähler, David J. Seiffge, Martina B. Göldlin, Eugen Jäger, Ioan-Paul Muresan, Lisa Christ, Mirjam R. Heldner, Roland Wiest, Piotr Radojewski
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