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Spinal Fluid Biomechanics and Imaging: An Update for Neuroradiologists

V. Haughton and K.-A. Mardal
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2014, 35 (10) 1864-1869; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4023
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aFrom the Department of Radiology (V.H.), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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