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Neurological picture
Neurological picture
The sonographic pitfall of carotid collateralisation via the vasa vasorum
  1. João P Soares-Fernandes,
  2. Manuel Ribeiro,
  3. Zita Magalhães,
  4. Jaime F Rocha
  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital de S Marcos, Braga, Portugal
  1. Dr João Paulo Soares-Fernandes, Serviço de Neurorradiologia, Hospital de S Marcos, Largo Engenheiro Carlos Amarante, Apartado 2242, 4701-965 Braga, Portugal; jsf{at}bragatel.pt

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2007.118349

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