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Kikuchi Disease: Differentiation from Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Based on Patterns of Nodal Necrosis on CT

S. Lee, J.H. Yoo and S.W. Lee
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2012, 33 (1) 135-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2724
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