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The Frequency and Extent of Mammillary Body Atrophy Associated with Surgical Removal of a Colloid Cyst
C.E. Denby, S.D. Vann, D. Tsivilis, J.P. Aggleton, D. Montaldi, N. Roberts and A.R. Mayes
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2009, 30 (4) 736-743; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1424
C.E. Denby
S.D. Vann
D. Tsivilis
J.P. Aggleton
D. Montaldi
N. Roberts

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The Frequency and Extent of Mammillary Body Atrophy Associated with Surgical Removal of a Colloid Cyst
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2009, 30 (4) 736-743; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1424
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