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Research ArticleEXTRACRANIAL VASCULAR

Evaluation for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of the Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

A. Malhotra, X. Wu, V.B. Kalra, J. Schindler, C.C. Matouk and H.P. Forman
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2016, 37 (2) 330-335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4515
A. Malhotra
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M., X.W., V.B.K., C.C.M., H.P.F.)
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X. Wu
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M., X.W., V.B.K., C.C.M., H.P.F.)
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V.B. Kalra
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M., X.W., V.B.K., C.C.M., H.P.F.)
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J. Schindler
bNeurology (J.S.)
cNeurosurgery (J.S., C.C.M.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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C.C. Matouk
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M., X.W., V.B.K., C.C.M., H.P.F.)
cNeurosurgery (J.S., C.C.M.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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H.P. Forman
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M., X.W., V.B.K., C.C.M., H.P.F.)
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