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Perivascular Spaces in Old Age: Assessment, Distribution, and Correlation with White Matter Hyperintensities

A. Laveskog, R. Wang, L. Bronge, L.-O. Wahlund and C. Qiu
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2018, 39 (1) 70-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5455
A. Laveskog
aFrom the Division of Radiology (A.L.), Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (A.L.), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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R. Wang
bAging Research Center (R.W., C.Q.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
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L. Bronge
cDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience (L.B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
eAleris Diagnostics (L.B.), Sabbatsberg, Stockholm, Sweden
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L.-O. Wahlund
fDivision of Clinical Geriatrics (L.-O.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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