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Ciné MRI airway studies in children with sleep apnea: optimal images and anesthetic challenges

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2001, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA

    Mohamed Mahmoud, Joel Gunter & Senthilkumar Sadhasivam

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Mohamed Mahmoud

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Mahmoud, M., Gunter, J. & Sadhasivam, S. Ciné MRI airway studies in children with sleep apnea: optimal images and anesthetic challenges. Pediatr Radiol 39, 1034–1037 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1367-6

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