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The CT Prevalence of Arrested Pneumatization of the Sphenoid Sinus in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

A.V. Prabhu and B.F. Branstetter
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2016, 37 (10) 1916-1919; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4801
A.V. Prabhu
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (A.V.P., B.F.B.)
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bOtolaryngology (B.F.B.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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