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Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Does It Even Exist?

A.R. Stevens, B.F. Branstetter, P. Gardner, T.M. Pearce, G.A. Zenonos and K. Arani
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7932
A.R. Stevens
aFrom the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (A.R.S.), Erie, Pennsylvania
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B.F. Branstetter IV
bDepartment of Radiology (B.F.B., K.A.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
cDepartment of Otolaryngology (B.F.B.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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P. Gardner
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.G., G.A.Z.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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eDepartment of Pathology (T.M.P.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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G.A. Zenonos
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.G., G.A.Z.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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K. Arani
bDepartment of Radiology (B.F.B., K.A.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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