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The experience with the EMI 5005 body scanner in the neuroradiological diagnosis of about 500 cerebral and 30 spinal examinations is reported. The advantages and disadvantages of this machine are discussed.
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Bradac, G.B., Simon, R.S. & Grumme, T. Routine neuroradiological diagnosis with the EMI 5005 body scanner. Neuroradiology 14, 133–137 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333056
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