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Symptomatic Developmental Venous Anomaly: State-of-the-Art Review on Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Imaging Approach to Diagnosis

C.C.-T. Hsu and T. Krings
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7829
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aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H.), Department of Medical Imaging, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia
bDivision of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H.), Lumus Imaging, Varsity Lakes, Queensland, Australia
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cDivision of Neuroradiology (T.K.), Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital; University Medical Imaging Toronto and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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