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Treatment of 213 Patients with Symptomatic Tarlov Cysts by CT-Guided Percutaneous Injection of Fibrin Sealant

K. Murphy, A.L. Oaklander, G. Elias, S. Kathuria and D.M. Long
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2016, 37 (2) 373-379; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4517
K. Murphy
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.M., G.E.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A.L. Oaklander
bDepartments of Neurology (A.L.O.)
cPathology (Neuropathology) (A.L.O.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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G. Elias
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.M., G.E.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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S. Kathuria
dRussell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (S.K.), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Maryland
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D.M. Long
eNeuroscience Consults (D.M.L.), Lutherville, Maryland.
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