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Palliative CT-Guided Cordotomy for Medically Intractable Pain in Patients with Cancer

T.M. Shepherd, M.J. Hoch, B.A. Cohen, M.T. Bruno, E. Fieremans, G. Rosen, D. Pacione and A.Y. Mogilner
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 387-390; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4981
T.M. Shepherd
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.M.S., M.J.H., B.A.C., M.T.B., E.F.)
bCenter for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (T.M.S., E.F.)
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M.J. Hoch
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.M.S., M.J.H., B.A.C., M.T.B., E.F.)
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B.A. Cohen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.M.S., M.J.H., B.A.C., M.T.B., E.F.)
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M.T. Bruno
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.M.S., M.J.H., B.A.C., M.T.B., E.F.)
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E. Fieremans
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.M.S., M.J.H., B.A.C., M.T.B., E.F.)
bCenter for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (T.M.S., E.F.)
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G. Rosen
cDepartments of Medicine (G.R.)
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D. Pacione
dNeurosurgery (D.P., A.Y.M.), New York University, New York, New York.
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A.Y. Mogilner
dNeurosurgery (D.P., A.Y.M.), New York University, New York, New York.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2017, 38 (2) 387-390; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4981
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