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Metastatic retropharyngeal lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: imaging criteria

Manas Sharma University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;[email protected]
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Eric Bartlett University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Eugene Yu University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 1703-1706 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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