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Does Phase-Contrast Imaging through the Cerebral Aqueduct Predict the Outcome of Lumbar CSF Drainage or Shunt Surgery in Patients with Suspected Adult Hydrocephalus?

A.M. Blitz, J. Shin, O. Balédent, G. Pagé, L.W. Bonham, D.A. Herzka, A.R Moghekar and D. Rigamonti
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5857
A.M. Blitz
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science (A.M.B., J.S., L.W.B.)
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J. Shin
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science (A.M.B., J.S., L.W.B.)
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O. Balédent
eDepartment of Image Processing (O.B., G.P.), University Hospital of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, Haut de France, France.
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G. Pagé
eDepartment of Image Processing (O.B., G.P.), University Hospital of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, Haut de France, France.
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L.W. Bonham
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science (A.M.B., J.S., L.W.B.)
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D.A. Herzka
bBiomedical Engineering (D.A.H.)
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A.R Moghekar
cNeurology (A.R.M.)
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D. Rigamonti
dNeurosurgery (D.R.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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A.M. Blitz, J. Shin, O. Balédent, G. Pagé, L.W. Bonham, D.A. Herzka, A.R Moghekar, D. Rigamonti
Does Phase-Contrast Imaging through the Cerebral Aqueduct Predict the Outcome of Lumbar CSF Drainage or Shunt Surgery in Patients with Suspected Adult Hydrocephalus?
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2018, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5857
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