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SWAN-Venule: An Optimized MRI Technique to Detect the Central Vein Sign in MS Plaques

M.I. Gaitán, P. Yañez, M.E. Paday Formenti, I. Calandri, E. Figueiredo, P. Sati and J. Correale
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2020, 41 (3) 456-460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6437
M.I. Gaitán
aFrom the Department of Neurology (M.I.G., J.C.), Neuroimmunolgy Section
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P. Yañez
bDepartments of Radiology (P.Y., M.E.P.F.)
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M.E. Paday Formenti
bDepartments of Radiology (P.Y., M.E.P.F.)
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I. Calandri
cNeurology (I.C.), FLENI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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E. Figueiredo
dGE healthcare (E.F.), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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P. Sati
eTranslational Neuroradiology Section (P.S.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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J. Correale
aFrom the Department of Neurology (M.I.G., J.C.), Neuroimmunolgy Section
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2020, 41 (3) 456-460; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6437
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