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Parasellar T2 Dark Sign on MR Imaging in Patients with Lymphocytic Hypophysitis

Y. Nakata, N. Sato, T. Masumoto, H. Mori, H. Akai, H. Nobusawa, Y. Adachi, H. Oba and K. Ohtomo
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2010, 31 (10) 1944-1950; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2201
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