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Benign Enhancing Foramen Magnum Lesions: Clinical Report of a Newly Recognized Entity

B.J. McGuinness, J.P. Morrison, S.K. Brew and M.W. Moriarty
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2017, 38 (4) 721-725; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5085
B.J. McGuinness
aFrom Trinity MRI (B.J.M., J.P.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Auckland, New Zealand
bNeuroradiology Section (B.J.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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bNeuroradiology Section (B.J.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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bNeuroradiology Section (B.J.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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