Response to letter regarding article, "CT perfusion in acute stroke: added value or waste of time?"

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Max Wintermark et al. Stroke. 2013 Sep.

. 2013 Sep;44(9):e116.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002401. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

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