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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Systematic Imaging Approach for CSF Leak Localization and Management Based on MRI and Digital Subtraction Myelography

R.I. Farb, P.J. Nicholson, P.W. Peng, E.M. Massicotte, C. Lay, T. Krings and K.G. terBrugge
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2019, 40 (4) 745-753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6016
R.I. Farb
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (R.I.F., P.J.N., T.K., K.G.t.B.)
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P.J. Nicholson
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (R.I.F., P.J.N., T.K., K.G.t.B.)
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bDepartment of Anesthesiology (P.W.P.)
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E.M. Massicotte
cDepartment of Surgery, and Division of Neurosurgery (E.M.M.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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R.I. Farb, P.J. Nicholson, P.W. Peng, E.M. Massicotte, C. Lay, T. Krings, K.G. terBrugge
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2019, 40 (4) 745-753; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6016
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