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Lower Cervical Nerve Root Block Using CT Fluoroscopy in Patients with Large Body Habitus: Another Benefit of the Swimmer's Position
W.S. Bartynski, D.S. Whitt, M.A. Sheetz, R.B. Jennings and W.E. Rothfus
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2007, 28 (4) 706-708;
W.S. Bartynski
D.S. Whitt
M.A. Sheetz
R.B. Jennings

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W.S. Bartynski, D.S. Whitt, M.A. Sheetz, R.B. Jennings, W.E. Rothfus
Lower Cervical Nerve Root Block Using CT Fluoroscopy in Patients with Large Body Habitus: Another Benefit of the Swimmer's Position
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2007, 28 (4) 706-708;
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