MR imaging of spinal stenosis

Applied Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 18-27

  Alfieri, Kenneth M ^a   Hesselink, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0007263046     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-9963(00)80018-7     Document Type: Article

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