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Diagnostic Utility of 3D Gradient-Echo MR Imaging Sequences through the Filum Compared with Spin-Echo T1 in Children with Concern for Tethered Cord

F. Rafiee, W.A. Mehan, S. Rincon, S. Rohatgi, O. Rapalino and K. Buch
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7791
F. Rafiee
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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W.A. Mehan
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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S. Rincon
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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S. Rohatgi
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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O. Rapalino
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K. Buch
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F. Rafiee, W.A. Mehan, S. Rincon, S. Rohatgi, O. Rapalino, K. Buch
Diagnostic Utility of 3D Gradient-Echo MR Imaging Sequences through the Filum Compared with Spin-Echo T1 in Children with Concern for Tethered Cord
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7791

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7791
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