Scan–Rescan reproducibility of carotid bifurcation geometry from routine contrast‐enhanced MR angiography

To demonstrate the feasibility of rapid and reliable geometric characterization of normal carotid bifurcation geometry from routine 3D contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms.

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