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Different Spectral Hounsfield Unit Curve and High-Energy Virtual Monochromatic Image Characteristics of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Compared with Nonossified Thyroid Cartilage

R. Forghani, M. Levental, R. Gupta, S. Lam, N. Dadfar and H.D. Curtin
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2015, 36 (6) 1194-1200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4253
R. Forghani
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.F., M.L., S.L.), Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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M. Levental
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.F., M.L., S.L.), Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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R. Gupta
bDepartment of Radiology (R.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital
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S. Lam
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.F., M.L., S.L.), Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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N. Dadfar
cDepartment of Radiology (N.D., H.D.C.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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H.D. Curtin
cDepartment of Radiology (N.D., H.D.C.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2015, 36 (6) 1194-1200; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4253
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