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Imaging Assessments and Clinical Significance of Brain Frailty in Moyamoya Disease

Liuxian Wang, Jinhao Lyu, Dongshan Han, Xiangbing Bian, Dekang Zhang, Hui Wang, Fangbin Hao, Lian Duan, Lin Ma and Xin Lou
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8232
Liuxian Wang
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Jinhao Lyu
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Dongshan Han
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Xiangbing Bian
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Dekang Zhang
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Hui Wang
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Fangbin Hao
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.B.H., L.D.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Lian Duan
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.B.H., L.D.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Lin Ma
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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Xin Lou
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.X.W., J.H.L., D.S.H., X.B.B., D.K.Z., H.W., L.M., X.L.), Chinese PLA General Hospital/Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China
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