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MR Imaging Evaluation of Inferior Olivary Nuclei: Comparison of Postoperative Subjects with and without Posterior Fossa Syndrome

Z. Patay, J. Enterkin, J.H. Harreld, Y. Yuan, U. Löbel, Z. Rumboldt, R. Khan and F. Boop
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2014, 35 (4) 797-802; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3762
Z. Patay
aFrom the Departments of Radiological Sciences (Z.P., J.H.H., U.L.)
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J. Enterkin
eDepartment of Radiology (J.E., Z.R.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
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J.H. Harreld
aFrom the Departments of Radiological Sciences (Z.P., J.H.H., U.L.)
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Y. Yuan
bBiostatistics (Y.Y.)
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U. Löbel
aFrom the Departments of Radiological Sciences (Z.P., J.H.H., U.L.)
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Z. Rumboldt
eDepartment of Radiology (J.E., Z.R.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
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R. Khan
cPediatrics (R.K.)
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F. Boop
dSurgery (F.B.), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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