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Peripheral Third Cranial Nerve Enhancement in Multiple Sclerosis
M. Tariq Bhatti, Ilona M. Schmalfuss, Lorna S. Williams and Ronald G. Quisling
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2003, 24 (7) 1390-1395;
M. Tariq Bhatti
aDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
bDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Ilona M. Schmalfuss
cDepartment of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Lorna S. Williams
dDepartment of Radiology, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL
Ronald G. Quisling
cDepartment of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL

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