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Fluoroscopy- and CT-Guided Gold Fiducial Marker Placement for Intraoperative Localization during Spinal Surgery: Review of 179 Cases at a Single Institution—Technique and Safety Profile

C.P. Siminski, C.M. Carr, D.F. Kallmes, M.P. Oien, J.L.D. Atkinson, J.C. Benson, F.E. Diehn, D.K. Kim, G.B. Liebo, V.T. Lehman, A.A. Madhavan, I.T. Mark, P.P. Morris, D.P. Shlapak, J.T. Verdoorn and J.M. Morris
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2023, 44 (5) 618-622; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7854
C.P. Siminski
aFrom the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (C.P.S.)
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C.M. Carr
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.F. Kallmes
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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M.P. Oien
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.L.D. Atkinson
bDepartment of Neuroradiology (J.L.D.A., J.C.B.)
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J.C. Benson
bDepartment of Neuroradiology (J.L.D.A., J.C.B.)
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F.E. Diehn
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.K. Kim
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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G.B. Liebo
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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V.T. Lehman
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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A.A. Madhavan
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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I.T. Mark
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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P.P. Morris
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.P. Shlapak
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.T. Verdoorn
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.M. Morris
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.C., D.F.K., M.P.O., F.E.D., D.K.K., G.B.L., V.T.L., A.A.M., I.T.M., P.P.M., D.P.S., J.T.V., J.M.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Fluoroscopy- and CT-Guided Gold Fiducial Marker Placement for Intraoperative Localization during Spinal Surgery: Review of 179 Cases at a Single Institution—Technique and Safety Profile
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