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Prevalence of Asymmetry of Mamillary Body and Fornix Size on MR Imaging

A. Ozturk, D.M. Yousem, A. Mahmood and S. el Sayed
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2008, 29 (2) 384-387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0801
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