Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 565-593 , December 2009

Imaging of the Meninges and the Extra-Axial Spaces

  • Olga Kirmi, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Olga Kirmi, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCR, Department of Neuroradiology, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, OX3 9DU, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Fintan Sheerin, MA, MB BChir, MRCP, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Neel Patel, MA (Cantab), BMBCh, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

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