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NeuroMix with MRA: A Fast MR Protocol to Reduce Head and Neck CTA for Patients with Acute Neurologic Presentations

Johannes H. Decker, Alexander T. Mazal, Amy Bui, Tim Sprenger, Stefan Skare, Nancy Fischbein and Greg Zaharchuk
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2024, 45 (11) 1730-1736; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8386
Johannes H. Decker
aFrom the Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (J.H.D., A.T.M., A.B., N.F., G.Z.), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Alexander T. Mazal
aFrom the Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (J.H.D., A.T.M., A.B., N.F., G.Z.), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Amy Bui
aFrom the Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (J.H.D., A.T.M., A.B., N.F., G.Z.), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Tim Sprenger
bMR Applied Science Laboratory Europe (T.S.), GE Healthcare, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience (T.S., S.S.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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cDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience (T.S., S.S.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Nancy Fischbein
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