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Persistant Anterior Falcine Sinus: Demonstration by CT Angiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2016

Charles C. Matouk*
Affiliation:
The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Daniel M. Mandell
Affiliation:
The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timo Krings
Affiliation:
The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robert A. Willinsky
Affiliation:
The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Karel G. terBrugge
Affiliation:
The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group, Departments of Surgery and Medical Imaging, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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Abstract

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Type
Neuroimaging Highlight
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2011

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