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Characterization of Cyclic CSF Flow in the Foramen Magnum and Upper Cervical Spinal Canal with MR Flow Imaging and Computational Fluid Dynamics

S. Hentschel, K.-A. Mardal, A.E. Løvgren, S. Linge and V. Haughton
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2010, 31 (6) 997-1002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1995
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S. Hentschel, K.-A. Mardal, A.E. Løvgren, S. Linge, V. Haughton
Characterization of Cyclic CSF Flow in the Foramen Magnum and Upper Cervical Spinal Canal with MR Flow Imaging and Computational Fluid Dynamics
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2010, 31 (6) 997-1002; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1995

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2010, 31 (6) 997-1002; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1995
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