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What does effacement csf signal ventral and dorsal mean?

Q: what does effacement csf signal ventral and dorsal mean?

: that there is some lack of , or absence of fluid surrounding the spinal cord.

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that there is some lack of , or absence of fluid surrounding the spinal cord.

Answered 9/30/2022

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A member asked:

What does effacement csf signal ventral and dorsal mean?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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