Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 322-328 , March 2008

MRI of degenerative cysts of the lumbar spine

  • K. Khalatbari

      Affiliations

    • Department of MRI, Iran Gamma Knife Centre (Iran University of Medial Sciences-Kamrani Charity Foundation), Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: K. Khalatbari, No 28, W Noorbehesht St, E Arash St, Farid Afshar St, Zafar St, Tehran 19166, Iran. Tel.: +0098 (0) 21 2222 6107; fax: +0098 (0) 21 2290 2520.
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  • H. Ansari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Rassoul Akram University Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Received 31 March 2007 ,Revised 11 May 2007 ,Accepted 16 May 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00291-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.020

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 322-328 , March 2008

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