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Impact of Aortic Arch Anatomy on Technical Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

J.A. Knox, M.D. Alexander, D.B. McCoy, D.C. Murph, P.J. Hinckley, J.C. Ch'ang, C.F. Dowd, V.V. Halbach, R.T. Higashida, M.R. Amans, S.W. Hetts and D.L. Cooke
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2020, 41 (2) 268-273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6422
J.A. Knox
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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M.D. Alexander
bNeurology (J.C.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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D.B. McCoy
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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D.C. Murph
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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P.J. Hinckley
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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J.C. Ch'ang
cDepartment of Radiology (M.D.A.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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C.F. Dowd
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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V.V. Halbach
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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R.T. Higashida
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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M.R. Amans
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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S.W. Hetts
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.K., D.B.M., D.C.M., P.J.H., C.F.D., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., S.W.H., D.L.C.) and
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