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Improving Effective Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Application in Soft Tissue Wrist Injury

Alfred P. Yoon, Alexandra L. Mathews, Helen E. Huetteman, Brett F. Michelotti and Kevin C. Chung
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2018, 31 (5) 795-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.170423
Alfred P. Yoon
From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (APY, HEH); Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (ALM); Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health System, Madison, WI (BFM); Section of Plastic Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (KCC).
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Alexandra L. Mathews
From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (APY, HEH); Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (ALM); Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health System, Madison, WI (BFM); Section of Plastic Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (KCC).
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Helen E. Huetteman
From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (APY, HEH); Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (ALM); Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health System, Madison, WI (BFM); Section of Plastic Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (KCC).
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Brett F. Michelotti
From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (APY, HEH); Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (ALM); Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health System, Madison, WI (BFM); Section of Plastic Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (KCC).
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Kevin C. Chung
From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (APY, HEH); Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (ALM); Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health System, Madison, WI (BFM); Section of Plastic Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (KCC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2018, 31 (5) 795-804; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.170423
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