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Canalis Basilaris Medianus as an Anatomical Variation in the Basilar Part of the Occipital Bone: A Descriptive Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Study Cover

Canalis Basilaris Medianus as an Anatomical Variation in the Basilar Part of the Occipital Bone: A Descriptive Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Study

By: D. Darwin,  G. Babu,  V. Ajila,  S. Hegde and  M. Asan  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2024-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 42
Submitted on: Jan 18, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 20, 2023
Published on: Mar 16, 2024
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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