Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1373-1380 , November 2009

Morphologic Features and Flow Void Phenomenon in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Other Dementias: Are They Really Significant?

  • Oktay Algin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: O.A.
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  • Bahattin Hakyemez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ozlem Taskapilioglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gokhan Ocakoglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Ahmet Bekar (Prof)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Mufit Parlak (Prof)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey

Received 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 June 2009.

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 This study was presented as a poster presentation at the 33rd European Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Krakow, Poland, September 18 to 21, 2008.

PII: S1076-6332(09)00363-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.06.010

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1373-1380 , November 2009

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