Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 327-362 , October 2006

Degenerative Disorders of the Spine

  • Zoran Rumboldt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Zoran Rumboldt, MD, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, PO Box 250322, 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.07.007

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 327-362 , October 2006

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