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Intracranial transorbital injury by a wooden foreign body: re-evaluation of CT and MRI findings

C. SMELY Neurosurgical Clinic and Section of Neuroradiology, Radiological Clinic, University Clinic, Freiburg, Germany
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M. ORSZAGH Neurosurgical Clinic and Section of Neuroradiology, Radiological Clinic, University Clinic, Freiburg, Germany
Pages 206-211 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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