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Microinfarcts in the Deep Gray Matter on 7T MRI: Risk Factors, MRI Correlates, and Relation to Cognitive Functioning—The SMART-MR Study

R. Ghaznawi, M.H.T. Zwartbol, J. de Bresser, H.J. Kuijf, K.L. Vincken, I. Rissanen, M.I. Geerlings and J. Hendrikse on behalf of the UCC-SMART-Study Group
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2022, 43 (6) 829-836; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7512
R. Ghaznawi
aForm the Department of Radiology (R.G., M.H.T.Z., J.H.), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
bJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (R.G., I.R., M.I.G.), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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M.H.T. Zwartbol
aForm the Department of Radiology (R.G., M.H.T.Z., J.H.), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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J. de Bresser
cDepartment of Radiology (J.D.B.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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H.J. Kuijf
dImage Sciences Institute (H.J.K, K.L.V), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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K.L. Vincken
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I. Rissanen
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M.I. Geerlings
bJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (R.G., I.R., M.I.G.), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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aForm the Department of Radiology (R.G., M.H.T.Z., J.H.), University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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