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CT and MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Scleritis

M.C. Diogo, M.J. Jager and T.A. Ferreira
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2016, 37 (12) 2334-2339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4890
M.C. Diogo
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (M.C.D.), Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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bDepartments of Ophthalmology (M.J.J.)
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cRadiology (T.A.F.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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