Are Spinal or Paraspinal Anatomic Markers Helpful for Vertebral Numbering and Diagnosing Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae? |
Tokgoz, Nil
(Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine)
Ucar, Murat (Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine) Erdogan, Aylin Billur (Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine) Kilic, Koray (Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine) Ozcan, Cahide (Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine) |
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