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Imaging-Guided Superior Ophthalmic Vein Access for Embolization of Dural Carotid Cavernous Fistulas: Report of 20 Cases and Review of the Literature

M.K.S. Heran, D. Volders, C. Haw and J.R. Shewchuk
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2019, 40 (4) 699-702; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5994
M.K.S. Heran
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.K.S.H., D.V., J.R.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
bDivision of Neuroradiology (M.K.S.H., J.R.S.)
dDepartment of Radiology (M.K.S.H.), British Columbia's Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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D. Volders
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.K.S.H., D.V., J.R.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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C. Haw
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (C.H.), Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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J.R. Shewchuk
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.K.S.H., D.V., J.R.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
bDivision of Neuroradiology (M.K.S.H., J.R.S.)
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M.K.S. Heran, D. Volders, C. Haw, J.R. Shewchuk
Imaging-Guided Superior Ophthalmic Vein Access for Embolization of Dural Carotid Cavernous Fistulas: Report of 20 Cases and Review of the Literature
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2019, 40 (4) 699-702; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5994

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