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Middle Cranial Fossa Sphenoidal Region Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Anatomic and Treatment Considerations

Z.-S. Shi, J. Ziegler, L. Feng, N.R. Gonzalez, S. Tateshima, R. Jahan, N.A. Martin, F. Viñuela and G.R. Duckwiler
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2013, 34 (2) 373-380; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3193
Z.-S. Shi
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (Z.-S.S.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
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J. Ziegler
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
dDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (J.Z.), University of California at Irvine, Orange, California
eDivision of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (J.Z.), Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
fKaiser Foundation Hospital (J.Z.), San Diego, California
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L. Feng
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
gDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (L.F.), Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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N.R. Gonzalez
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (N.R.G., N.A.M.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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S. Tateshima
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
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R. Jahan
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
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N.A. Martin
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (N.R.G., N.A.M.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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F. Viñuela
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
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G.R. Duckwiler
bDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology (Z.-S.S., J.Z., L.F., N.R.G., S.T., R.J., G.R.D., F.V.)
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