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Progressive versus Nonprogressive Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Characteristics and Outcomes

S.W. Hetts, T. Tsai, D.L. Cooke, M.R. Amans, F. Settecase, P. Moftakhar, C.F. Dowd, R.T. Higashida, M.T. Lawton and V.V. Halbach
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2015, 36 (10) 1912-1919; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4391
S.W. Hetts
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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T. Tsai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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D.L. Cooke
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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M.R. Amans
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F. Settecase
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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P. Moftakhar
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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C.F. Dowd
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
bNeurological Surgery (C.F.D., R.T.H., M.T.L., V.V.H.)
cNeurology (C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
dAnesthesia and Perioperative Care (C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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R.T. Higashida
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (S.W.H., T.T., D.L.C., M.R.A., F.S., P.M., C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
bNeurological Surgery (C.F.D., R.T.H., M.T.L., V.V.H.)
cNeurology (C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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M.T. Lawton
bNeurological Surgery (C.F.D., R.T.H., M.T.L., V.V.H.)
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V.V. Halbach
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cNeurology (C.F.D., R.T.H., V.V.H.)
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