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Intracranial Serpentine Aneurysms: Spontaneous Changes of Angiographic Filling Pattern

S.G. Kandemirli, S. Cekirge, I. Oran, I. Saatci, O. Kizilkilic, C. Cinar, C. Islak and N. Kocer
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2018, 39 (9) 1662-1668; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5746
S.G. Kandemirli
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (S.G.K., O.K., C.I., N.K.), Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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S. Cekirge
bInterventional Neuroradiology Department (S.C.), Koru and Bayındır Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
dInterventional Neuroradiology Department (S.C., I.S.), Yuksek Ihtisas University, Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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I. Oran
cDivision of Neuroradiology (I.O., C.C.), Department of Radiology, Ege University Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey
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I. Saatci
dInterventional Neuroradiology Department (S.C., I.S.), Yuksek Ihtisas University, Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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O. Kizilkilic
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (S.G.K., O.K., C.I., N.K.), Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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C. Cinar
cDivision of Neuroradiology (I.O., C.C.), Department of Radiology, Ege University Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey
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C. Islak
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (S.G.K., O.K., C.I., N.K.), Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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N. Kocer
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (S.G.K., O.K., C.I., N.K.), Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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