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Absent Cortical Venous Filling Is Associated with Aggravated Brain Edema in Acute Ischemic Stroke

H. Xia, H. Sun, S. He, M. Zhao, W. Huang, Z. Zhang, Y. Xue, P. Fu and W. Chen
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2021, 42 (6) 1023-1029; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7039
H. Xia
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.X.), Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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bDepartment of Radiology (H.S., S.H., M.Z., W.H., Z.Z., Y.X., P.F., W.C.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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bDepartment of Radiology (H.S., S.H., M.Z., W.H., Z.Z., Y.X., P.F., W.C.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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bDepartment of Radiology (H.S., S.H., M.Z., W.H., Z.Z., Y.X., P.F., W.C.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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bDepartment of Radiology (H.S., S.H., M.Z., W.H., Z.Z., Y.X., P.F., W.C.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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