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CT Cervical Spine Fracture Detection Using a Convolutional Neural Network

J.E. Small, P. Osler, A.B. Paul and M. Kunst
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7094
J.E. Small
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.E.S., A.B.P., M.K.) and Radiology (P.O), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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P. Osler
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.E.S., A.B.P., M.K.) and Radiology (P.O), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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A.B. Paul
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.E.S., A.B.P., M.K.) and Radiology (P.O), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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CT Cervical Spine Fracture Detection Using a Convolutional Neural Network
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