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Utility of MR Neurography for the Evaluation of Peripheral Trigeminal Neuropathies in the Postoperative Period

Tyler Thornton, Shuda Xia, John R. Zuniga and Avneesh Chhabra
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8152
Tyler Thornton
aFrom the University of North Texas Health Science Center (T.T.), Fort Worth, Texas
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Shuda Xia
bUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (S.X.), Dallas, Texas
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John R. Zuniga
cDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (J.R.Z.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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dDepartment Radiology (A.C.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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