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Long-Term Effectiveness of Direct CT-Guided Aspiration and Fenestration of Symptomatic Lumbar Facet Synovial Cysts

V.N. Shah, N.D. von Fischer, C.T. Chin, E.L. Yuh, M.R. Amans, W.P. Dillon and C.P. Hess
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5428
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V.N. Shah, N.D. von Fischer, C.T. Chin, E.L. Yuh, M.R. Amans, W.P. Dillon, C.P. Hess
Long-Term Effectiveness of Direct CT-Guided Aspiration and Fenestration of Symptomatic Lumbar Facet Synovial Cysts
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2017, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5428

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2017, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5428
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