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Cavitary Plaques in Otospongiosis: CT Findings and Clinical Implications

P. Puac, A. Rodríguez, H.-C. Lin, V. Onofrj, F.-C. Lin, S.-C. Hung, C. Zamora and M. Castillo
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2018, 39 (6) 1135-1139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5613
P. Puac
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.P., A.R., V.O., S.-C.H., C.Z., M.C.), Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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A. Rodríguez
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.P., A.R., V.O., S.-C.H., C.Z., M.C.), Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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H.-C. Lin
bRadiology Department (H.-C.L.), Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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V. Onofrj
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.P., A.R., V.O., S.-C.H., C.Z., M.C.), Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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F.-C. Lin
cDepartment of Biostatistics and North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (F.-C.L.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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S.-C. Hung
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.P., A.R., V.O., S.-C.H., C.Z., M.C.), Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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C. Zamora
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.P., A.R., V.O., S.-C.H., C.Z., M.C.), Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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