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Flexible Array for Cervical and Extraspinal (FACE) MR Neurography of the Occipital Nerves at 3T

Yenpo Lin, Ek T. Tan, Martijn Lunenburg, Shayna Turbin, Lisa Gfrerer and Darryl B. Sneag
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 1056-1060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8597
Yenpo Lin
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging (Y.L., E.T.T., S.T., D.B.S.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
bDepartment of Medical Imaging and Intervention (Y.L.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ek T. Tan
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging (Y.L., E.T.T., S.T., D.B.S.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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Martijn Lunenburg
cTesla Dynamic Coils (M.L.), Zaltbommel, the Netherlands
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Shayna Turbin
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging (Y.L., E.T.T., S.T., D.B.S.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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Lisa Gfrerer
dDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (L.G., D.B.S.), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
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Darryl B. Sneag
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging (Y.L., E.T.T., S.T., D.B.S.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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Yenpo Lin, Ek T. Tan, Martijn Lunenburg, Shayna Turbin, Lisa Gfrerer, Darryl B. Sneag
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 1056-1060; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8597

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