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Dilated Vein of the Filum Terminale on MRI: A Marker for Deep Lumbar and Sacral Dural and Epidural Arteriovenous Fistulas

W. Brinjikji, C.A. Hilditch, J.M. Morris, A.A. Dmytriw, H. Cloft, V. Mendes Pereira, G. Lanzino and T. Krings
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2018, 39 (10) 1953-1956; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5784
W. Brinjikji
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (W.B., J.M.M., H.C., G.L.)
bNeurosurgery (W.B., G.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
cJoint Department of Medical Imaging (W.B., C.A.H., A.A.D., V.M.P., T.K.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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C.A. Hilditch
cJoint Department of Medical Imaging (W.B., C.A.H., A.A.D., V.M.P., T.K.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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J.M. Morris
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (W.B., J.M.M., H.C., G.L.)
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A.A. Dmytriw
cJoint Department of Medical Imaging (W.B., C.A.H., A.A.D., V.M.P., T.K.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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H. Cloft
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V. Mendes Pereira
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G. Lanzino
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T. Krings
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W. Brinjikji, C.A. Hilditch, J.M. Morris, A.A. Dmytriw, H. Cloft, V. Mendes Pereira, G. Lanzino, T. Krings
Dilated Vein of the Filum Terminale on MRI: A Marker for Deep Lumbar and Sacral Dural and Epidural Arteriovenous Fistulas
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2018, 39 (10) 1953-1956; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5784
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