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Fractional Flow on TOF-MRA as a Measure of Stroke Risk in Children with Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

A.Y. Ibrahim, A. Amirabadi, M.M. Shroff, N. Dlamini, P. Dirks and P. Muthusami
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2020, 41 (3) 535-541; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6441
A.Y. Ibrahim
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.Y.I., A.A., M.M.S., P.M.)
dDepartment of Clinical Sciences (A.Y.I.), Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
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