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Benign Enhancing Foramen Magnum Lesions

I.T. Mark, D. Black, J. Benson, N.G. Campeau, D.R. Johnson, S.A. Messina, C. Giannini, I. Parney and P.P Morris
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7955
I.T. Mark
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (I.T.M., D.B., J.B., N.G.C., D.R.J., S.A.M., P.P.M.)
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D. Black
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J. Benson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (I.T.M., D.B., J.B., N.G.C., D.R.J., S.A.M., P.P.M.)
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N.G. Campeau
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D.R. Johnson
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S.A. Messina
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C. Giannini
bLaboratory Medicine and Pathology (C.G.)
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I. Parney
cNeurosurgery (I.P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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P.P Morris
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I.T. Mark, D. Black, J. Benson, N.G. Campeau, D.R. Johnson, S.A. Messina, C. Giannini, I. Parney, P.P Morris
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