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MR Imaging of Nonmalignant Polyps and Masses of the Nasopharynx and Sphenoid Sinus after Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A.D. King, A.T. Ahuja, S.-F. Leung, J. Abrigo, J.K.T. Wong, W.S. Poon, K.S. Woo, H.S. Chan and G.M.K. Tse
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1209-1214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1043
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A.D. King, A.T. Ahuja, S.-F. Leung, J. Abrigo, J.K.T. Wong, W.S. Poon, K.S. Woo, H.S. Chan, G.M.K. Tse
MR Imaging of Nonmalignant Polyps and Masses of the Nasopharynx and Sphenoid Sinus after Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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MR Imaging of Nonmalignant Polyps and Masses of the Nasopharynx and Sphenoid Sinus after Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
A.D. King, A.T. Ahuja, S.-F. Leung, J. Abrigo, J.K.T. Wong, W.S. Poon, K.S. Woo, H.S. Chan, G.M.K. Tse
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1209-1214; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1043
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