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High-Grade Astrocytoma with Piloid Features: A Dual Institutional Review of Imaging Findings of a Novel Entity

Neetu Soni, Amit Agarwal, Pranav Ajmera, Parv Mehta, Vivek Gupta, Mukta Vibhute, Maria Gubbiotti, Ian T. Mark, Steven A. Messina, Suyash Mohan and Girish Bathla
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2024, 45 (4) 468-474; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8166
Neetu Soni
aFrom the Mayo Clinic (N.S., A.A., V.G.), Jacksonville, Florida
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Amit Agarwal
aFrom the Mayo Clinic (N.S., A.A., V.G.), Jacksonville, Florida
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Pranav Ajmera
bMayo Clinic (P.A., P.M., I.T.M., S.A.M., G.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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Parv Mehta
bMayo Clinic (P.A., P.M., I.T.M., S.A.M., G.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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Vivek Gupta
aFrom the Mayo Clinic (N.S., A.A., V.G.), Jacksonville, Florida
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Mukta Vibhute
cCollege of Medicine (M.V.), St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
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Maria Gubbiotti
dMD Anderson Cancer Center (M.G.), University of Texas, Houston, Texas
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Ian T. Mark
bMayo Clinic (P.A., P.M., I.T.M., S.A.M., G.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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Steven A. Messina
bMayo Clinic (P.A., P.M., I.T.M., S.A.M., G.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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Suyash Mohan
ePerelman School of Medicine (S.M.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Girish Bathla
bMayo Clinic (P.A., P.M., I.T.M., S.A.M., G.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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