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3D T2 MR Imaging–Based Measurements of the Posterior Cervical Thecal Sac in Flexion and Extension for Cervical Puncture

M.P. Bazylewicz, F. Berkowitz and A. Sayah
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2016, 37 (3) 579-583; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4564
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aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
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