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CT and MRI of Pediatric Skull Lesions with Fluid-Fluid Levels

S.A. Nabavizadeh, L.T. Bilaniuk, T. Feygin, K.V. Shekdar, R.A. Zimmerman and A. Vossough
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2014, 35 (3) 604-608; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3712
S.A. Nabavizadeh
aFrom the Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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L.T. Bilaniuk
aFrom the Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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T. Feygin
aFrom the Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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K.V. Shekdar
aFrom the Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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R.A. Zimmerman
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A. Vossough
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2014, 35 (3) 604-608; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3712
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