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The Cervical Spinal Canal Tapers Differently in Patients with Chiari I with and without Syringomyelia

A. Thompson, N. Madan, J.R. Hesselink, G. Weinstein, A. Munoz del Rio and V. Haughton
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2016, 37 (4) 755-758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4597
A. Thompson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (A.T., A.M.d.R., V.H.)
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N. Madan
cDepartment of Radiology (N.M., G.W.), Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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J.R. Hesselink
dDepartment of Radiology (J.R.H.), University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
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cDepartment of Radiology (N.M., G.W.), Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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A. Munoz del Rio
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (A.T., A.M.d.R., V.H.)
bMedical Physics (A.M.d.R.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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