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01-07-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Lipiodol brain embolism during hepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Authors: Theodoros Karapanayiotides, John Goulis, Anthi Theodorou, Athanasia Anastasiou, Georgios Georgiadis, Georgios Ilonidis

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 7/2009

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Title: Lipiodol brain embolism during hepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Authors: Theodoros Karapanayiotides
John Goulis
Anthi Theodorou
Athanasia Anastasiou
Georgios Georgiadis
Georgios Ilonidis
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5066-x

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