Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 332-336 , September 2010

High signal intensity in the dural sinuses on 3D-TOF MR angiography at 3.0 T

  • Sachiko Inano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5800 8666; fax: +81 3 5800 8935.
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  • Daisuke Itoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Hidemasa Takao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Naoto Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Harushi Mori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Akira Kunimatsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Osamu Abe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Shigeki Aoki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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  • Kuni Ohtomo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

Received 1 May 2009 ,Accepted 30 June 2009.

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PII: S0899-7071(09)00173-9

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.06.028

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 332-336 , September 2010

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