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The Application of CT in the Diagnostic Procedure of Diastematomyelia (DM)

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In 1940 Lichtenstein introduced the term “spinal dysraphism” which covers conditions with incomplet fusion of the embryonic structures, commonly involving the dorsal midline structures (1).

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  1. C. D. Claussen
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  2. U. Banitza von Bazan
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  1. Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Pellegrin-Tripode, F-33076, Bordeaux Cédex, France

    Jean-Marie Caillé

  2. Service de Radiologie Vasculaire, Groupe Hospitalier de la Timone, F-13385, Marseille, France

    Georges Salamon

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Claussen, C.D., Banitza von Bazan, U. (1980). The Application of CT in the Diagnostic Procedure of Diastematomyelia (DM). In: Caillé, JM., Salamon, G. (eds) Computerized Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67513-3_12

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