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Serial MR Imaging of Annular Tears in Lumbar Intervertebral Disks
Fletcher M. Munter, Bruce A. Wasserman, Hsiu-Mei Wu and David M. Yousem
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2002, 23 (7) 1105-1109;
Fletcher M. Munter
Bruce A. Wasserman
Hsiu-Mei Wu
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Serial MR Imaging of Annular Tears in Lumbar Intervertebral Disks
Fletcher M. Munter, Bruce A. Wasserman, Hsiu-Mei Wu, David M. Yousem
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2002, 23 (7) 1105-1109;
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