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Percutaneous Sacroplasty with or without Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Painful Sacral Metastases

Q.-H. Tian, K. -Han, T. Wang, D.-L. Min and C.-G. Wu
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2022, 43 (8) 1222-1227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7587
Q.-H. Tian
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