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Distal Transradial Access for Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography and Neurointervention: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

H. Hoffman, M.S. Jalal, H.E. Masoud, R.B. Pons, I. Rodriguez Caamaño, P. Khandelwal, T. Prakash and G.C. Gould
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2021, 42 (5) 888-895; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7074
H. Hoffman
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (H.H., M.S.J., G.C.G.), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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M.S. Jalal
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (H.H., M.S.J., G.C.G.), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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H.E. Masoud
bDepartment of Neurology (H.E.M.), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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R.B. Pons
cDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology (R.B.P., I.R.C.), Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Fundació Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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I. Rodriguez Caamaño
cDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology (R.B.P., I.R.C.), Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Fundació Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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P. Khandelwal
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.K., T.P.), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
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T. Prakash
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.K., T.P.), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
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G.C. Gould
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (H.H., M.S.J., G.C.G.), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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