Research ArticleHEAD & NECK
Benign Ulceration as a Manifestation of Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis: Imaging Findings
J.M. Debnam, A.S. Garden and L.E. Ginsberg
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2008, 29 (3) 558-562; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0886
J.M. Debnam
A.S. Garden

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Benign Ulceration as a Manifestation of Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis: Imaging Findings
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2008, 29 (3) 558-562; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0886
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