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The Evaluation and Prediction of Laminoplasty Surgery Outcome in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Using Diffusion Tensor MRI

X. Han, X. Ma, D. Li, J. Wang, W. Jiang, X. Cheng, G. Li, H. Guo and W. Tian
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2020, 41 (9) 1745-1753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6705
X. Han
aFrom the Department of Spine Surgery (X.H., D.L., J.W., W.T.), Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
bBeijing Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics (X.H.), Beijing, China
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cCenter for Magnetic Resonance Research (X.M.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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aFrom the Department of Spine Surgery (X.H., D.L., J.W., W.T.), Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
dNational Center of Gerontology (D.L.), Beijing, China
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