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Brain arteriovenous malformations: the long way ahead in physics, chemistry, and MR angiography practice before fully replacing digital subtraction angiography

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    Subhendra Sarkar

  2. McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, Belmont, USA

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Sarkar, S. Brain arteriovenous malformations: the long way ahead in physics, chemistry, and MR angiography practice before fully replacing digital subtraction angiography. Eur Radiol 33, 7136–7138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10063-x

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