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Research ArticleHead and Neck Imaging

Diffuse Basisphenoid Enhancement: Possible Differentiating Feature for Granulomatous Hypophysitis

I.T. Mark and C.M. Glastonbury
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7618
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aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2022, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7618

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