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CT Angiography in the Assessment of Intracranial Vessels

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Hirai, T., Korogi, Y., Takahashi, M., Yamashita, Y. (2005). CT Angiography in the Assessment of Intracranial Vessels. In: Catalano, C., Passariello, R. (eds) Multidetector-Row CT Angiography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26984-3_5

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