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The donut sign on CT angiography: an indicator of reversible intraluminal carotid thrombus?

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  1. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N2T9

    Bijoy K. Menon, Ali Al-Khataami, Andrew M. Demchuk & Mayank Goyal

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N2T9

    Jagadeesh Singh, Andrew M. Demchuk & Mayank Goyal

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Menon, B.K., Singh, J., Al-Khataami, A. et al. The donut sign on CT angiography: an indicator of reversible intraluminal carotid thrombus?. Neuroradiology 52, 1055–1056 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-010-0738-x

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