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Tentorial Venous Anatomy: Variation in the Healthy Population

J.S. Rosenblum, J.M. Tunacao, V. Chandrashekhar, A. Jha, M. Neto, C. Weiss, J. Smirniotopoulos, B.R. Rosenblum and J.D. Heiss
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2020, 41 (10) 1825-1832; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6775
J.S. Rosenblum
aSurgical Neurology Branch (J.S.R., J.D.H.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
bNeuro-Oncology Branch (J.S.R.), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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J.M. Tunacao
cDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Science (J.M.T., C.W.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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V. Chandrashekhar
dSmartSulis LLC (V.C.), Trabuco Canyon, California
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A. Jha
eSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology (A.J.), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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M. Neto
fDepartment of Neurosurgery (M.N.), Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Institute of Neurological Science of São Paulo Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil
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C. Weiss
cDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Science (J.M.T., C.W.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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J. Smirniotopoulos
gDepartment of Radiology (J.S.), George Washington University, Washington, DC
hMedPix® (J.S.), National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
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B.R. Rosenblum
iDepartment of Neurosurgery (B.R.R.), Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, New Jersey
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aSurgical Neurology Branch (J.S.R., J.D.H.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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