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Prognostic Significance of Central Skull Base Remodeling in Chiari II Malformation

John T. Freiling, Nilesh K. Desai, Stephen F. Kralik, William E. Whitehead and Thierry A.G.M. Huisman
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2024, 45 (4) 488-493; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8142
John T. Freiling
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (J.T.F., N.K.D., S.F.K., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Nilesh K. Desai
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (J.T.F., N.K.D., S.F.K., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Stephen F. Kralik
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (J.T.F., N.K.D., S.F.K., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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William E. Whitehead
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Thierry A.G.M. Huisman
aFrom the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (J.T.F., N.K.D., S.F.K., T.A.G.M.H.), Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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