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High-Resolution MRI Evaluation of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Promising Alternative to Traditional CT Myelography

D. Somashekar, L.J.S. Yang, M. Ibrahim and H.A. Parmar
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2014, 35 (6) 1209-1213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3820
D. Somashekar
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., M.I., H.A.P.)
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bNeurosurgery (L.J.S.Y.), University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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M. Ibrahim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.S., M.I., H.A.P.)
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D. Somashekar, L.J.S. Yang, M. Ibrahim, H.A. Parmar
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2014, 35 (6) 1209-1213; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3820

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