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C1 Posterior Arch Flare Point: A Useful Landmark for Fluoroscopically Guided C1–2 Puncture

M.E. Peckham, L.M. Shah, A.C. Tsai, E.P. Quigley, J. Cramer and T.A. Hutchins
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2018, 39 (8) 1562-1567; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5706
M.E. Peckham
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (M.E.P., L.M.S., A.T., E.P.Q., T.A.H.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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L.M. Shah
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (M.E.P., L.M.S., A.T., E.P.Q., T.A.H.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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A.C. Tsai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (M.E.P., L.M.S., A.T., E.P.Q., T.A.H.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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E.P. Quigley III
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (M.E.P., L.M.S., A.T., E.P.Q., T.A.H.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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J. Cramer
bDepartment of Radiology (J.C.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
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T.A. Hutchins
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