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MAGNETIC RESONANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE DOUBLE-CRUSH PHENOMENON IN PATIENTS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: A BILATERAL QUANTITATIVE STUDY

Claude Pierre-Jerome Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Svein Ivar Bekkelund Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Claude Pierre-Jerome Neurology, Tromsø University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway
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Svein Ivar Bekkelund Neurology, Tromsø University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway
Pages 46-53 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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