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MRI T2-Hyperintense Signal Structures in the Cervical Spinal Cord: Anterior Median Fissure versus Central Canal in Chiari and Control—An Exploratory Pilot Analysis

T.A. Tomsick, L.L. Wang, M. Zuccarello and A.J. Ringer
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2021, 42 (4) 801-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7046
T.A. Tomsick
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.A.T., L.L.W.)
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M. Zuccarello
bNeuroradiology Section and Department of Neurosurgery (M.Z.), University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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A.J. Ringer
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2021, 42 (4) 801-806; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7046
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