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The Pterygopalatine Fossa: Postoperative MR Imaging Appearance

Ling-Ling Chan, June Chong, Ann M. Gillenwater and Lawrence E. Ginsberg
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2000, 21 (7) 1315-1319;
Ling-Ling Chan
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (L.-L.C, J.C., L.E.G.) and Head and Neck Surgery (A.M.G.), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (L.-L.C, J.C., L.E.G.) and Head and Neck Surgery (A.M.G.), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (L.-L.C, J.C., L.E.G.) and Head and Neck Surgery (A.M.G.), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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