Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 1277-1278 , October 2009

Vertebroplasty, Research Design, and Critical Analysis

  • Mark Otto Baerlocher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Peter L. Munk, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Martin G. Radvany, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Timothy P. Murphy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology/Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
    • ,
  • Kieran J. Murphy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to K.J.M., Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Fitzgerald Building, 150 College St., Room 112, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2

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 K.J.M. receives royalties from Cook Medical and owns stock in Dfine, Spineology, and Vexim. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00879-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.08.017

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 1277-1278 , October 2009

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