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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Morphological changes of the lower cervical spinal cord under neutral and fully flexed position by MRI in Chinese patients with Hirayama's disease

Yu Fu Departments of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Xinglong Pei Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Jun Zhang Departments of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Dexuan Kang Departments of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Hongbin Han Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
&
Dongsheng Fan Departments of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 156-162 | Received 30 Jan 2007, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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