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Collicular Hyperactivation in Patients with COVID-19: A New Finding on Brain MRI and PET/CT

A. Chammas, C. Bund, F. Lersy, J.-C. Brisset, F.-D. Ardellier, S. Kremer and I.J. Namer
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2021, 42 (8) 1410-1414; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7158
A. Chammas
aFrom the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (A.C., F.L., F.-D.A, S.K.), Service d'Imagerie 2, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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C. Bund
bService de Médecine Nucléaire (C.B., I.J.N.), Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, Strasbourg, France
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F. Lersy
aFrom the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (A.C., F.L., F.-D.A, S.K.), Service d'Imagerie 2, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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J.-C. Brisset
cObservatoire Français de la Sclérose en Plaques (J.-C.B.), Lyon, France
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F.-D. Ardellier
aFrom the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (A.C., F.L., F.-D.A, S.K.), Service d'Imagerie 2, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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S. Kremer
aFrom the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (A.C., F.L., F.-D.A, S.K.), Service d'Imagerie 2, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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I.J. Namer
bService de Médecine Nucléaire (C.B., I.J.N.), Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, Strasbourg, France
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A. Chammas, C. Bund, F. Lersy, J.-C. Brisset, F.-D. Ardellier, S. Kremer, I.J. Namer
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