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Djamil Fertikh, MD Attending Radiologist, Association of Alexandria Radiologists

Djamil Fertikh, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America

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Michael L Brooks, JD, MD, FCLM Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Drexel University School of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Director of Neuroradiology, Mercy Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

Michael L Brooks, JD, MD, FCLM is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Legal Medicine, American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, American Society of Spine Radiology

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James G Smirniotopoulos, MD Chief Editor, MedPix®, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, US National Library of Medicine; Professorial Lecturer, Department of Radiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

James G Smirniotopoulos, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, Radiological Society of North America

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Mahesh R Patel, MD Chief of MRI, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Mahesh R Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Radiological Society of North America

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