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Effect of Normal Breathing on the Movement of CSF in the Spinal Subarachnoid Space

C. Gutiérrez-Montes, W. Coenen, M. Vidorreta, S. Sincomb, C. Martínez-Bazán, A.L. Sánchez and V. Haughton
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7603
C. Gutiérrez-Montes
aFrom the Department of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (C.G.-M.), University of Jaén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
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W. Coenen
bGrupo de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos (W.C.), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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M. Vidorreta
cSiemens Healthineers (M.V.), Madrid, Spain
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S. Sincomb
dDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (S.S., A.L.S.), University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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C. Martínez-Bazán
eDepartment of Structural Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering (C.M.-B.), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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A.L. Sánchez
dDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (S.S., A.L.S.), University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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V. Haughton
fDepartment of Radiology (V.H.), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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