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Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)

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This chapter reviews the neuroimaging features of the potential effects of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USA

    Evan Watkins

  2. Diagnostic Radiology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA

    Juan E. Small

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat

  2. Diagnostic Radiology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA

    Juan E. Small

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Pamela Whitney Schaefer

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Watkins, E., Small, J.E., Ginat, D.T. (2022). Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA). In: Ginat, D.T., Small, J.E., Schaefer, P.W. (eds) Neuroimaging Pharmacopoeia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08774-5_45

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