Head & neck imaging
Case TypeAnatomy and Functional Imaging
AuthorsVasileios Rafailidis, Elsa Psoma, Irini Nikolaou, Ioannis Chryssogonidis, Afroditi Charitanti
Patient65 years, female
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/13010 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.13010 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |
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