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Balloon Occlusion Tests and Therapeutic Vessel Occlusions Revisited: When, When Not, and How

A. Sorteberg
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2014, 35 (5) 862-865; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3852
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Balloon Occlusion Tests and Therapeutic Vessel Occlusions Revisited: When, When Not, and How
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