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Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases: MRI and Relevant Clinical Features from a 13-Year Institutional Case Series

J.B. Rykken, F.E. Diehn, C.H. Hunt, K.M. Schwartz, L.J. Eckel, C.P. Wood, T.J. Kaufmann, R.K. Lingineni, R.E. Carter and J.T. Wald
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2013, 34 (10) 2043-2049; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3526
J.B. Rykken
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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F.E. Diehn
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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C.H. Hunt
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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K.M. Schwartz
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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L.J. Eckel
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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C.P. Wood
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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T.J. Kaufmann
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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R.K. Lingineni
bDepartment of Health Sciences Research (R.K.L., R.E.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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R.E. Carter
bDepartment of Health Sciences Research (R.K.L., R.E.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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J.T. Wald
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (J.B.R., F.E.D., C.H.H., K.M.S., L.J.E., C.P.W., T.J.K., J.T.W.), Department of Radiology
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