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Advanced Imaging of Type 2 Spinal CSF Leaks with Ultra-High-Resolution Conebeam CT Myelography

Niklas Lützen, Charlotte Zander, Jürgen Beck, Florian Volz, Katharina Wolf, Amir El Rahal and Horst Urbach
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8675
Niklas Lützen
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (N.L., C.Z., H.U.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Charlotte Zander
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (N.L., C.Z., H.U.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Jürgen Beck
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.B., F.V., K.W., A.E.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Florian Volz
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.B., F.V., K.W., A.E.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Katharina Wolf
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.B., F.V., K.W., A.E.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Amir El Rahal
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.B., F.V., K.W., A.E.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Horst Urbach
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (N.L., C.Z., H.U.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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