Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 181-187 , February 2010

The Efficiency of PC-MRI in Diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Prediction of Shunt Response

Presented as a poster presentation at 29th Turkish National Radiology Congress held in Antalya-Turkey in November 1–5, 2008.

Received 14 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.08.011

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 181-187 , February 2010

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