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Craniocervical stab injury: the importance of neurovascular and ligamentous imaging

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Robin Bhatia, Jatinder Singh & John Yeh

  2. Barts and The London Medical School, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Hannah Morley

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Curtis Offiah

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Bhatia, R., Morley, H., Singh, J. et al. Craniocervical stab injury: the importance of neurovascular and ligamentous imaging. Emerg Radiol 19, 83–85 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-011-1003-2

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