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Duplication of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Analyzed by MRI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Max Scheffler
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Victor Cuvinciuc
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Karl-Olof Lovblad
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Maria Isabel Vargas*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
*
Service de neuroradiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires et Université de Genève, 4 Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211 Genève 14, Switzerland. Email: maria.i.vargas@hcuge.ch.
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2013

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