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Central Vein Sign in Multiple Sclerosis: A Comparison Study of the Diagnostic Performance of 3T versus 7T MRI

Lela Okromelidze, Vishal Patel, Rahul B. Singh, Alfonso S. Lopez Chiriboga, Shengzhen Tao, Xiangzhi Zhou, Sina Straub, Erin M. Westerhold, Vivek Gupta, Amit K. Agarwal, John V. Murray, Amit Desai, S.J.S. Sandhu, I. Vanessa Marin Collazo and Erik H. Middlebrooks
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2024, 45 (1) 76-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8083
Lela Okromelidze
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Vishal Patel
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Rahul B. Singh
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Alfonso S. Lopez Chiriboga
bNeurology (A.S.L.C., I.V.M.C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Shengzhen Tao
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Xiangzhi Zhou
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Sina Straub
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Erin M. Westerhold
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Vivek Gupta
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Amit K. Agarwal
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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John V. Murray
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Amit Desai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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S.J.S. Sandhu
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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I. Vanessa Marin Collazo
bNeurology (A.S.L.C., I.V.M.C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Erik H. Middlebrooks
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.O., V.P., R.B.S., S.T., X.Z., S.S., E.M.W., V.G., A.K.A., J.V.M., A.D., S.J.S.S., E.H.M.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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