Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 406-410 , July 2005

MRA or CTA, That's the Question

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 This work was supported in part by an unrestricted grant from the Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. NY, NY. The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article.

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doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2005.04.002

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 406-410 , July 2005

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