Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 289-291 , June 2010

Magnetic Resonance Venography of Intracranial Venous Diseases

  • Jiing-Feng Lirng

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jiing-Feng Lirng, Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 9 February 2010 ,Accepted 22 April 2010.

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70063-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70063-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 289-291 , June 2010

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