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“Flow Void Sign”: Flow Artifact on T2-Weighted MRI Can Be an Indicator of Dural Defect Location in Ventral Type 1 Spinal CSF Leaks

Lalani Carlton Jones, Diogo G.L. Edelmuth, David Butteriss and Daniel J. Scoffings
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8445
Lalani Carlton Jones
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.C.J.), Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
bDepartment of Neuroradiology (L.C.J.), King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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cRadiology Department (D.G.L.E.), Instituto de Ortopedia E Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil
dFaculdade de Medicina (D.G.L.E.), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
eDepartments of Radiology and Interventional Radiology (D.G.L.E.), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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fDepartment of Neuroradiology (D.B.), Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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Lalani Carlton Jones, Diogo G.L. Edelmuth, David Butteriss, Daniel J. Scoffings
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