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Imaging of Spinal Injuries

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  1. University Clinic for Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    H. Imhof

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  1. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Borut Marincek

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman B 35, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Robert F. Dondelinger

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Imhof, H. (2007). Imaging of Spinal Injuries. In: Marincek, B., Dondelinger, R.F. (eds) Emergency Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68908-9_7

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