The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e17-e19 , April 2010

Pneumatocyst, mimicking a sclerotic bony lesion on magnetic resonance imaging

  • Fariba Zarei, MD
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  • Pooya Iranpour, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7193613311, Iran. Tel.: (+98) 711-6473233.

Received 17 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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PII: S1529-9430(10)00058-6

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.022

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e17-e19 , April 2010

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