Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions
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
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2004, 25 (2) 170-174;
Akio Hiwatashi
Barbro Danielson
Toshio Moritani
Robert S. Bakos
Thomas G. Rodenhause
Webster H. Pilcher

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