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Additional Diagnostic Value of Conebeam CT Myelography Performed after Digital Subtraction Myelography for Detecting CSF-Venous Fistulas

Ajay A. Madhavan, Niklas Lutzen, Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, Wouter I. Schievink, Michelle L. Kodet, Ian T. Mark, Pearse P. Morris, Steven A. Messina, John T. Wald and Waleed Brinjikji
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 1044-1049; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8535

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Cone Beam CTM for detecting CSF-venous Fistulas
Ajay A. Madhavan, Niklas Lutzen, Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, Wouter I. Schievink, Michelle L. Kodet, Ian T. Mark, Pearse P. Morris, Steven A. Messina, John T. Wald, Waleed Brinjikji
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 1044-1049; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8535
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