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Effect of Radiographic Contrast Media Shortage on Stroke Evaluation in the United States

A.I. Qureshi, A. Grintal, A.C. DeGaetano, M. Goren, A. Lodhi, D. Golan and A.E. Hassan
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2023, 44 (8) 901-907; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7924
A.I. Qureshi
aFrom the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Institute and Department of Neurology (A.I.Q., A.L.), University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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A. Grintal
bViz.ai (A.G., A.C.D., M.G., D.G.), San Francisco, California
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A.C. DeGaetano
bViz.ai (A.G., A.C.D., M.G., D.G.), San Francisco, California
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M. Goren
bViz.ai (A.G., A.C.D., M.G., D.G.), San Francisco, California
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A. Lodhi
aFrom the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Institute and Department of Neurology (A.I.Q., A.L.), University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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D. Golan
bViz.ai (A.G., A.C.D., M.G., D.G.), San Francisco, California
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A.E. Hassan
cDepartment of Neuroscience (A.E.H.), Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas
dDepartment of Neurology (A.E.H.), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Harlingen, Texas
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