Imaging Findings of Solitary Spinal Bony Lesions and the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Lesions |
Kim, Young-Soo
(Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital)
Han, In-Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) Lee, In-Sook (Department of Radiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) Lee, Jung-Sub (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) Choi, Byung-Kwan (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) |
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