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Reliable Initial Trauma CT Findings of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Injury in Patients Sustaining Blunt Injuries

M.R. Povlow, J.R. Davis, A.M. Betts, S.M. Clayton, F.J. Cloran, J.K. Aden and J.L. Ritter
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7919
M.R. Povlow
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.R.P., J.R.D., A.M.B., S.M.C., F.J.C., J.L.R.)
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J.R. Davis
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.R.P., J.R.D., A.M.B., S.M.C., F.J.C., J.L.R.)
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A.M. Betts
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S.M. Clayton
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F.J. Cloran
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J.K. Aden
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J.L. Ritter
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7919
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