Chronic exposure to which substance can cause this finding on a Cervical Spine MRI?
- Arsenic
- Carboplatin
- Nitrous Oxide
- Toluene
This post has been peer-reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Dr. Louise Kao, Dr. Christine Murphy, and Dr. Laura Tormoehlen
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