Contemporary Medical Imaging For other titles published in this series, go to www.springer.com/series/7687 Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique Mark R. Harrigan, M.D. Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery and Department of Radiology University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA John P. Deveikis, M.D. Department of Imaging Sciences and Department of Neurosurgery University of Rochester, Rochester, USA With a chapter on ischemic stroke by: Agnieszka Anna Ardelt, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurology University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA Mark R. Harrigan Department of Surgery Division of Neurosurgery Department of Radiology University of Alabama, Birmingham Alabama USA
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