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Mapping of Anatomic Variants of the Proximal Vertebral Artery in Relation to Embryology

H.F. Bueno and E.A. Nimchinsky
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2023, 44 (8) 943-950; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7942
H.F. Bueno
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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aFrom the Department of Radiology, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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