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HARMless: Transient Cortical and Sulcal Hyperintensity on Gadolinium-Enhanced FLAIR after Elective Endovascular Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms

S. Suthiphosuwan, C.C.-T. Hsu and A. Bharatha
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2018, 39 (4) 720-726; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5561
S. Suthiphosuwan
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging (S.S., C.C.-T.H., A.B.)
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C.C.-T. Hsu
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging (S.S., C.C.-T.H., A.B.)
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A. Bharatha
aFrom the Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging (S.S., C.C.-T.H., A.B.)
bDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery (A.B.), St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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