Artifacts and Troubleshooting in Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
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Lim, Sung Hyuk
(Department of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center)
Kim, Kap Kyu (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital) Jang, Min Hwan (Department of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Ki Eob (Department of Neurology, Korea University Anam Hospital) Park, Sang-Ku (Department of Neurosurgery, Konkuk University Medical Center) |
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