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Subject-Specific Studies of CSF Bulk Flow Patterns in the Spinal Canal: Implications for the Dispersion of Solute Particles in Intrathecal Drug Delivery

W. Coenen, C. Gutiérrez-Montes, S. Sincomb, E. Criado-Hidalgo, K. Wei, K. King, V. Haughton, C. Martínez-Bazán, A.L. Sánchez and J. C. Lasheras
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2019, 40 (7) 1242-1249; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6097
W. Coenen
aFrom the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (W.C., S.S., E.C.-H., A.L.S., J.C.L.)
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C. Gutiérrez-Montes
cDepartment of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (C.G.-M., C.M.-B.), University of Jaén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
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S. Sincomb
aFrom the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (W.C., S.S., E.C.-H., A.L.S., J.C.L.)
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E. Criado-Hidalgo
aFrom the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (W.C., S.S., E.C.-H., A.L.S., J.C.L.)
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K. Wei
dMRI Center (K.W., K.K.), Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California
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K. King
dMRI Center (K.W., K.K.), Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California
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V. Haughton
eDepartment of Radiology (V.H.), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
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C. Martínez-Bazán
cDepartment of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (C.G.-M., C.M.-B.), University of Jaén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
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A.L. Sánchez
aFrom the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (W.C., S.S., E.C.-H., A.L.S., J.C.L.)
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J. C. Lasheras
aFrom the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (W.C., S.S., E.C.-H., A.L.S., J.C.L.)
bBioengineering (J.C.L.), University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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