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Cauda Equina and Filum Terminale Arteriovenous Fistulas: Anatomic and Radiographic Features

K. Namba, Y. Niimi, T. Ishiguro, A. Higaki, N. Toma and M. Komiyama
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2020, 41 (11) 2166-2170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6813
K. Namba
aFrom the Center for Endovascular Therapy (K.N., A.H.), Division of Neuroendovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Y. Niimi
bDepartment of Neuroendovascular Therapy (Y.N.), St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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T. Ishiguro
cDepartment of Neurointervention (T.I., M.K.), Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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aFrom the Center for Endovascular Therapy (K.N., A.H.), Division of Neuroendovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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dDepartment of Neurosurgery (N.T.), Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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cDepartment of Neurointervention (T.I., M.K.), Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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