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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics of Deep Lumbosacral Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

F. Jablawi, O. Nikoubashman, G.A. Schubert, M. Dafotakis, F.-J. Hans and M. Mull
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2018, 39 (2) 392-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5497
F. Jablawi
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (F.J., O.N., M.M.)
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O. Nikoubashman
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (F.J., O.N., M.M.)
cDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology (O.N.)
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G.A. Schubert
bNeurosurgery (G.A.S.)
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M. Dafotakis
dNeurology (M.D.), RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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F.-J. Hans
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (F-.J.H.), Paracelsus Kliniken, Osnabrück, Germany.
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F. Jablawi, O. Nikoubashman, G.A. Schubert, M. Dafotakis, F.-J. Hans, M. Mull
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2018, 39 (2) 392-398; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5497

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