Reassessment of the Craniocervical Junction: Normal Values on CT

C.A. Rojas; J.C. Bertozzi; C.R. Martinez; J. Whitlow

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Reassessment of the Craniocervical Junction: Normal Values on CT

C.A. Rojas, J.C. Bertozzi, C.R. Martinez and J. Whitlow

American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2007, 28 (9) 1819-1823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0660

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vol. 28 no. 9 1819-1823

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Received February 10, 2007
Accepted after revision March 18, 2007
Published online October 8, 2007.

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C.A. Rojasa,
J.C. Bertozzia,
C.R. Martineza and
J. Whitlowa

^aFrom the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla

Please address correspondence to Carlos A. Rojas, MD, 5225 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611; e-mail: crojas{at}health.usf.edu

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C.A. Rojas, J.C. Bertozzi, C.R. Martinez, J. Whitlow

Reassessment of the Craniocervical Junction: Normal Values on CT

American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2007, 28 (9) 1819-1823; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0660

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Reassessment of the Craniocervical Junction: Normal Values on CT

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2007, 28 (9) 1819-1823; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0660

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