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Imaging of Cauda Equina Edema in Lumbar Canal Stenosis By Using Gadolinium-Enhanced MR Imaging: Experimental Constriction Injury
S. Kobayashi, K. Uchida, K. Takeno, H. Baba, Y. Suzuki, K. Hayakawa and H. Yoshizawa
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2006, 27 (2) 346-353;
S. Kobayashi
K. Uchida
K. Takeno
H. Baba
Y. Suzuki
K. Hayakawa

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S. Kobayashi, K. Uchida, K. Takeno, H. Baba, Y. Suzuki, K. Hayakawa, H. Yoshizawa
Imaging of Cauda Equina Edema in Lumbar Canal Stenosis By Using Gadolinium-Enhanced MR Imaging: Experimental Constriction Injury
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2006, 27 (2) 346-353;
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