White matter hyperintensities and the pulsatility index: fellow travelers or partners in crime?

Ayrton R. Massaro; Alexandre Pieri

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20190061

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2019; 77(05): 297-299
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20190061

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White matter hyperintensities and the pulsatility index: fellow travelers or partners in crime?

Hiperintensidades de substância branca e índice de pulsatilidade: companheiros de viagem ou parceiros no crime?

Authors

Ayrton R. Massaro

¹Hospital Sirio-Libanes, São Paulo SP, Brasil
Alexandre Pieri

²Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo SP, Brasil

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