Paratracheal Air Cysts: A Common Finding on Routine CT Examinations of the Cervical Spine and Neck That May Mimic Pneumomediastinum in Patients With Traumatic Injuries

J.E. Buterbaugh; W.K. Erly

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Paratracheal Air Cysts: A Common Finding on Routine CT Examinations of the Cervical Spine and Neck That May Mimic Pneumomediastinum in Patients With Traumatic Injuries

J.E. Buterbaugh and W.K. Erly

American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1218-1221; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1058

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Received October 16, 2007
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W.K. Erlya

^aFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz

Please address correspondence to William K. Erly, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Room 1343, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724; e-mail: erly{at}radiology.arizona.edu

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