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Whole Brain CT Perfusion after Cerebral Air Embolism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Amanda Murphy*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
Carlos Torres
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
Cheemun Lum
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
Mathew Hogan
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
Miguel Bussière
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada Division of Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
*
211 - 380 Macpherson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 3E3, Canada
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2011

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