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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Validation of Multisociety Combined Task Force Definitions of Abnormal Disk Morphology

C.H. Cho, L. Hsu, M.L. Ferrone, D.A. Leonard, M.B. Harris, A.A. Zamani and C.M. Bono
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2015, 36 (5) 1008-1013; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4212
C.H. Cho
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.H.C., L.H., A.A.Z.)
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L. Hsu
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.H.C., L.H., A.A.Z.)
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M.L. Ferrone
bOrthopedic Surgery (M.L.F., D.A.L., M.B.H., C.M.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D.A. Leonard
bOrthopedic Surgery (M.L.F., D.A.L., M.B.H., C.M.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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M.B. Harris
bOrthopedic Surgery (M.L.F., D.A.L., M.B.H., C.M.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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A.A. Zamani
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C.M. Bono
bOrthopedic Surgery (M.L.F., D.A.L., M.B.H., C.M.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.H. Cho, L. Hsu, M.L. Ferrone, D.A. Leonard, M.B. Harris, A.A. Zamani, C.M. Bono
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2015, 36 (5) 1008-1013; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4212

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