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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Diagnostic Yield of Decubitus CT Myelography for Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas

Jacob T. Gibby, Timothy J. Amrhein, Derek S. Young, Jessica L. Houk and Peter G. Kranz
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2024, 45 (10) 1597-1604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8330
Jacob T. Gibby
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Timothy J. Amrhein
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Derek S. Young
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Jessica L. Houk
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Peter G. Kranz
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