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MR Angiography of Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Arteries

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  1. Kenneth R. Maravilla
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Günther Schneider

  2. Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

    Martin R. Prince

  3. Department of Radiology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA

    Martin R. Prince

  4. MRI Department, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    James F. M. Meaney

  5. Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA

    Vincent B. Ho

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Maravilla, K.R., Chu, B. (2005). MR Angiography of Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Arteries. In: Schneider, G., Prince, M.R., Meaney, J.F.M., Ho, V.B. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Angiography. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0352-0_6

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