Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 160-185 , July 2010

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions: A Pictorial Review

  • Daniel D. Do-Dai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Tufts Unversity School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniel D. Do-Dai, MD, Department of Radiology, Box 299, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
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  • Michael K. Brooks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Tufts Unversity School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Allison Goldkamp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Tufts Unversity School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Sami Erbay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Tufts Unversity School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
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  • Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2009.05.004

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 160-185 , July 2010

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