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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Prevalence of Incidental Extraspinal Findings on MR Imaging of the Lumbar Spine in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Philip J. Broadhurst, Eileen Gibbons, Amy E. Knowles and Joe E. Copson
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2024, 45 (1) 113-118; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8065
Philip J. Broadhurst
aFrom the Department of Radiology (P.J.B.), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Eileen Gibbons
bDepartment of Medicine (E.G.), Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Amy E. Knowles
cBarts Health London National Health Service Trust (A.E.K.), London, UK
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Joe E. Copson
dUniversity of East Anglia (J.E.C.), Norwich, UK.
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