Sagittal T1 weighted MR

Neuroradiology
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsAnirudh V Nair, R RajeshKannan, Nazar P K, Srikanth Moorthy, P V Ramachandran
Patient2 years, male
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/10794 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.10794 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |