The Oculomotor Cistern: Anatomy and High-Resolution Imaging

K.L. Everton; U.A. Rassner; A.G. Osborn; H.R. Harnsberger

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The Oculomotor Cistern: Anatomy and High-Resolution Imaging

K.L. Everton, U.A. Rassner, A.G. Osborn and H.R. Harnsberger

American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2008, 29 (7) 1344-1348; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1089

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vol. 29 no. 7 1344-1348

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Received September 6, 2007
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K.L. Evertona,
U.A. Rassnera,
A.G. Osborna and
H.R. Harnsbergera

^aFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Please address correspondence to Anne G. Osborn, MD, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, 1A71 University Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132; e-mail: Anne.Osborn{at}hsc.utah.edu

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