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Imaging Characteristics of Schwannoma of the Cervical Sympathetic Chain: A Review of 12 Cases

G. Anil and T.Y. Tan
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2010, 31 (8) 1408-1412; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2212
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