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Significantly Reduced Radiation Exposure to Operators during Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty Procedures: Methods and Techniques
A.O. Ortiz, V. Natarajan, D.R. Gregorius and S. Pollack
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2006, 27 (5) 989-994;
A.O. Ortiz
V. Natarajan
D.R. Gregorius

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Significantly Reduced Radiation Exposure to Operators during Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty Procedures: Methods and Techniques
A.O. Ortiz, V. Natarajan, D.R. Gregorius, S. Pollack
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2006, 27 (5) 989-994;
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