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Imaging Features of Symptomatic MCA Stenosis in Patients of Different Ages: A Vessel Wall MR Imaging Study

H. Kang, J. Liang, Y. Zhang, Z. Li, X. Yang and B. Sui
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7268
H. Kang
aFrom the Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (H.K., Y.Z., X.Y.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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bShijingshan Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University (J.L.), Beijing Shijingshan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Y. Zhang
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Z. Li
cTiantan Neuroimaging Center for Excellence (Z.L., B.S.), China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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cTiantan Neuroimaging Center for Excellence (Z.L., B.S.), China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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