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Characterizing the Location of Spinal and Vertebral Levels in the Human Cervical Spinal Cord

D.W. Cadotte, A. Cadotte, J. Cohen-Adad, D. Fleet, M. Livne, J.R. Wilson, D. Mikulis, N. Nugaeva and M.G. Fehlings
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2015, 36 (4) 803-810; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4192
D.W. Cadotte
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (D.W.C., A.C., J.R.W., M.G.F.)
dToronto Western Hospital (D.W.C., D.M., N.N., M.G.F.), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A. Cadotte
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (D.W.C., A.C., J.R.W., M.G.F.)
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J. Cohen-Adad
eInstitute of Biomedical Engineering (J.C.-A.), Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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D. Fleet
bDepartment of Computer Science (D.F., M.L.)
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M. Livne
bDepartment of Computer Science (D.F., M.L.)
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J.R. Wilson
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (D.W.C., A.C., J.R.W., M.G.F.)
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D. Mikulis
cDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (D.M.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
dToronto Western Hospital (D.W.C., D.M., N.N., M.G.F.), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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N. Nugaeva
dToronto Western Hospital (D.W.C., D.M., N.N., M.G.F.), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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M.G. Fehlings
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (D.W.C., A.C., J.R.W., M.G.F.)
dToronto Western Hospital (D.W.C., D.M., N.N., M.G.F.), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2015, 36 (4) 803-810; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4192
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