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Imaging Evaluation of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump-Catheter Systems

A.C. Miracle, M.A. Fox, R.N. Ayyangar, A. Vyas, S.K. Mukherji and D.J. Quint
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2011, 32 (7) 1158-1164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2211
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