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Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Foramen Magnum Region: Clinical Features and Angioarchitectural Phenotypes

M.T. Caton, K.H. Narsinh, A. Baker, C.F. Dowd, R.T. Higashida, D.L. Cooke, S.W. Hetts, V.V. Halbach and M.R. Amans
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2021, 42 (8) 1486-1491; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7152
M.T. Caton
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Interventional Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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K.H. Narsinh
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Interventional Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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A. Baker
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Interventional Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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C.F. Dowd
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R.T. Higashida
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Interventional Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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D.L. Cooke
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Interventional Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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S.W. Hetts
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V.V. Halbach
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M.R. Amans
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M.T. Caton, K.H. Narsinh, A. Baker, C.F. Dowd, R.T. Higashida, D.L. Cooke, S.W. Hetts, V.V. Halbach, M.R. Amans
Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Foramen Magnum Region: Clinical Features and Angioarchitectural Phenotypes
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2021, 42 (8) 1486-1491; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7152
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