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Original Research

Individual flexor tendon identification within the carpal tunnel: A semi-automated analysis method for serial cross-section magnetic resonance images

Nicole M Kunze1 Department of Biomedical Engineering
,
Jessica E Goetz2 Department of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel R Thedens3 Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Thomas E Baer2 Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
,
Ericka A Lawler2 Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
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Thomas D Brown2 Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Pages 31-42 | Published online: 04 Dec 2009

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