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Automated Assessment of the DWI-FLAIR Mismatch in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Added Value to Routine Clinical Practice

E. Tavakkol, S. Kihira, M. McArthur, J. Polson, H. Zhang, C. W. Arnold, B. Yoo, M. Linetsky, B. Salehi, L. Ledbetter, C. Kim, R. Jahan, G. Duckwiler, J. L. Saver, D. S. Liebeskind and K. Nael
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8170
E. Tavakkol
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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S. Kihira
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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M. McArthur
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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J. Polson
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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H. Zhang
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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C. W. Arnold
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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B. Yoo
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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M. Linetsky
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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B. Salehi
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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L. Ledbetter
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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C. Kim
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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R. Jahan
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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G. Duckwiler
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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J. L. Saver
bDepartment of Neurology (J.L.S., D.S.L.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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D. S. Liebeskind
bDepartment of Neurology (J.L.S., D.S.L.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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K. Nael
aFrom the Department of Radiological Sciences (E.T., S.K., M.M. J.P., H.Z., C.W.A., B.Y., M.L., B.S., L.L., C.K., R.J., G.D., K.N.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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