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Imaging the Tight Orbit: Radiologic Manifestations of Orbital Compartment Syndrome

C. Maier, N. Thieme, B. Beck-Broichsitter, N.L. Beetz, T.C. Walter-Rittel, K. Rubarth, M. Heiland, K. Kreutzer, S. Koerdt and J.O. Voss
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7840
C. Maier
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.M., N.T., N.L.B., T.C.W.-R.)
cDepartment of Radiology (C.M.), Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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N. Thieme
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.M., N.T., N.L.B., T.C.W.-R.)
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B. Beck-Broichsitter
bOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B., M.H., K.K., S.K., J.O.V.), Charite–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
dDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B.), Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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N.L. Beetz
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.M., N.T., N.L.B., T.C.W.-R.)
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T.C. Walter-Rittel
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (C.M., N.T., N.L.B., T.C.W.-R.)
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K. Rubarth
eBerlin Institute of Health (K.R., J.O.V.), Berlin, Germany
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M. Heiland
bOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B., M.H., K.K., S.K., J.O.V.), Charite–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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K. Kreutzer
bOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B., M.H., K.K., S.K., J.O.V.), Charite–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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S. Koerdt
bOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B., M.H., K.K., S.K., J.O.V.), Charite–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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J.O. Voss
bOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (B.B.-B., M.H., K.K., S.K., J.O.V.), Charite–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
eBerlin Institute of Health (K.R., J.O.V.), Berlin, Germany
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C. Maier, N. Thieme, B. Beck-Broichsitter, N.L. Beetz, T.C. Walter-Rittel, K. Rubarth, M. Heiland, K. Kreutzer, S. Koerdt, J.O. Voss
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