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Patterns of Intrathecal Ossification in Arachnoiditis Ossificans: A Retrospective Case Series

B. Thejeel, C.S. Geannette, M. Roytman, D.J. Pisapia, J.L. Chazen and S.T. Jawetz
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2023, 44 (2) 228-234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7764
B. Thejeel
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (B.T.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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C.S. Geannette
bDepartment of Radiology and Imaging (C.S.G., J.L.C., S.T.J.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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M. Roytman
cDepartment of Radiology (M.R), New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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D.J. Pisapia
dDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (D.J.P.), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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J.L. Chazen
bDepartment of Radiology and Imaging (C.S.G., J.L.C., S.T.J.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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S.T. Jawetz
bDepartment of Radiology and Imaging (C.S.G., J.L.C., S.T.J.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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