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Acta Radiologica Volume 38, 1997 - Issue 6
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Original Article

MR imaging of the central nervous system in diving-related decompression illness

M. Reuter Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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K. Tetzlaff Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Naval Medical Institute of the Federal German Navy, Kiel-Kronshagen, Germany
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A. Hutzelmann Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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G. Fritsch Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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J.-C. Steffens Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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E. Bettinghausen Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Naval Medical Institute of the Federal German Navy, Kiel-Kronshagen, Germany
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M. Heller Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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Pages 940-944 | Accepted 15 Apr 1997, Published online: 04 Jan 2010

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