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Diagnosing Carotid Near-Occlusion with Phase-Contrast MRI

E. Johansson, L. Zarrinkoob, A. Wåhlin, A. Eklund and J. Malm
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2021, 42 (5) 927-929; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7076
E. Johansson
aDepartment of Clinical Science (E.J., L.Z., J.M.), Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
bWallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine (E.J.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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L. Zarrinkoob
aDepartment of Clinical Science (E.J., L.Z., J.M.), Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
cDepartment of Perioperative Sciences (L.Z.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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dDepartment of Radiation Sciences (A.W., A.E.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
eUmeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (A.W., A.E.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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dDepartment of Radiation Sciences (A.W., A.E.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
eUmeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (A.W., A.E.), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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