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Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis and Congenital Dermal Sinus: Comparison of Clinical and MR Imaging Features

S.M. Lee, J.-E. Cheon, Y.H. Choi, I.-O. Kim, W.S. Kim, H.-H. Cho, J.Y. Lee and K.-C. Wang
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2017, 38 (1) 176-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4958
S.M. Lee
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
dDepartment of Radiology (S.M.L.), Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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J.-E. Cheon
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
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Y.H. Choi
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
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I.-O. Kim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
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W.S. Kim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
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H.-H. Cho
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.M.L., J.-E.C., Y.H.C., I.-O.K., W.S.K., H.-H.C.)
eDepartment of Radiology (H.-H.C.), Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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J.Y. Lee
bAnatomy (J.Y.L.)
cNeurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery (J.Y.L., K.-C.W.), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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K.-C. Wang
cNeurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery (J.Y.L., K.-C.W.), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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