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Research ArticleSPINE IMAGING AND SPINE IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS

Accuracy of Noncontrast T2 SPACE in Active MS Cord Lesion Detection

Anousheh Sayah, Elias Khayat, Earn-Chun C. Lee and Erini V. Makariou
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8060
Anousheh Sayah
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.S., E.-C.C.L., E.V.M.), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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Elias Khayat
bGeorgetown University School of Medicine (E.K.), Washington, DC
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Earn-Chun C. Lee
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.S., E.-C.C.L., E.V.M.), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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Erini V. Makariou
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.S., E.-C.C.L., E.V.M.), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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Accuracy of Noncontrast T2 SPACE in Active MS Cord Lesion Detection
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