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Axial Loading during MR Imaging Can Influence Treatment Decision for Symptomatic Spinal Stenosis

Akio Hiwatashi, Barbro Danielson, Toshio Moritani, Robert S. Bakos, Thomas G. Rodenhause, Webster H. Pilcher and Per-Lennart Westesson
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Akio Hiwatashi, Barbro Danielson, Toshio Moritani, Robert S. Bakos, Thomas G. Rodenhause, Webster H. Pilcher, Per-Lennart Westesson
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