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SWI as an Alternative to Contrast-Enhanced Imaging to Detect Acute MS Lesions

G. Caruana, C. Auger, L.M. Pessini, W. Calderon, A. de Barros, A. Salerno, J. Sastre-Garriga, X. Montalban and À. Rovira
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2022, 43 (4) 534-539; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7474
G. Caruana
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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C. Auger
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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L.M. Pessini
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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W. Calderon
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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A. de Barros
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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A. Salerno
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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J. Sastre-Garriga
bDepartment of Radiology, and Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia (J.S.-G., X.M.). Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya, Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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X. Montalban
bDepartment of Radiology, and Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia (J.S.-G., X.M.). Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya, Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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À. Rovira
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (G.C., C.A., L.M.P., W.C., A.d.B., A.S., À.R.)
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