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Research ArticleHead and Neck Imaging

Subretinal and Retrolaminar Migration of Intraocular Silicone Oil Detected on CT

M. Abdalkader, K. Takumi, M.N. Chapman, G.D. Barest, C. Peeler and O. Sakai
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2019, 40 (9) 1557-1561; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6176
M. Abdalkader
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.A., K.T., M.N.C., G.D.B., O.S.)
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K. Takumi
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.A., K.T., M.N.C., G.D.B., O.S.)
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M.N. Chapman
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.A., K.T., M.N.C., G.D.B., O.S.)
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G.D. Barest
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.A., K.T., M.N.C., G.D.B., O.S.)
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C. Peeler
bOphthalmology (C.P.)
cNeurology (C.P.)
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O. Sakai
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.A., K.T., M.N.C., G.D.B., O.S.)
dOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (O.S.)
eRadiation Oncology (O.S.), Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
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