Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 7-16 , 15 December 2009

Susceptibility-weighted imaging for differential diagnosis of cerebral vascular pathology: A pictorial review

  • Yu-Kun Tsui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yong-Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Fong Y. Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 714 456 6984; fax: +1 714 456 8390.
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  • Anton N. Hasso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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  • Fred Greensite

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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  • Binh V. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 26 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.064

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 7-16 , 15 December 2009

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