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Dural Tears in Spinal Burst Fractures: Predictable MR Imaging Findings

I.S. Lee, H.J. Kim, J.S. Lee, S.-J. Kim, Y.J. Jeong, D.K. Kim and T.-Y. Moon
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 142-146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1273
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I.S. Lee, H.J. Kim, J.S. Lee, S.-J. Kim, Y.J. Jeong, D.K. Kim, T.-Y. Moon
Dural Tears in Spinal Burst Fractures: Predictable MR Imaging Findings
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 142-146; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1273

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 142-146; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1273
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