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Research ArticleHead and Neck Imaging

Clinical Significance of Trochlear Calcifications in the Orbit

K. Buch, R.N. Nadgir, A.D. Tannenbaum, A. Ozonoff, A. Fujita and O. Sakai
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2014, 35 (3) 573-577; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3697
K. Buch
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., R.N.N., A.D.T., A.F., O.S.)
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R.N. Nadgir
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., R.N.N., A.D.T., A.F., O.S.)
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A.D. Tannenbaum
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., R.N.N., A.D.T., A.F., O.S.)
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A. Ozonoff
cBiostatistics Core (A.O.), Clinical Research Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
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A. Fujita
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., R.N.N., A.D.T., A.F., O.S.)
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O. Sakai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., R.N.N., A.D.T., A.F., O.S.)
bOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (O.S.), Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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