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The appearance of the normal lumbar thermograph, its variations, and its correlation with the myelogram and surgical findings have previously been described in the literature.1,2 A method of routinely screening the lower extremities in conjunction with the lumbar thermographic examination has also been described.
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Wexler, C. (1984). Lumbar, Thoracic and Cervical Thermography. In: Ring, E.F.J., Phillips, B. (eds) Recent Advances in Medical Thermology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7697-2_68
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