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Case report

Diffusion‐Weighted and Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cerebral Cryptococcoma

T.‐L. Ho Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan; Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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H.‐J. Lee Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan; Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J, USA
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K.‐W. Lee Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan; Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J, USA
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W.‐L. Chen Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan; Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J, USA
Pages 411-414 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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