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Lateral Decubitus Digital Subtraction Myelography: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls

D.K. Kim, W. Brinjikji, P.P. Morris, F.E. Diehn, V.T. Lehman, G.B. Liebo, J.M. Morris, J.T. Verdoorn, J.K. Cutsforth-Gregory, R.I. Farb, J.C Benson and C.M. Carr
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2020, 41 (1) 21-28; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6368
D.K. Kim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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W. Brinjikji
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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P.P. Morris
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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F.E. Diehn
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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V.T. Lehman
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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G.B. Liebo
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aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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J.T. Verdoorn
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J.K. Cutsforth-Gregory
bNeurology (J.K.C.-G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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R.I. Farb
cDepartment of Medical Imaging (R.I.F.), Division of Neuroradiology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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J.C Benson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.K.K., W.B., P.P.M., F.E.D., V.T.L., G.B.L., J.M.M., J.T.V., J.C.B., C.M.C.)
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D.K. Kim, W. Brinjikji, P.P. Morris, F.E. Diehn, V.T. Lehman, G.B. Liebo, J.M. Morris, J.T. Verdoorn, J.K. Cutsforth-Gregory, R.I. Farb, J.C Benson, C.M. Carr
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