Second branchial cleft cysts: Variability of sonographic appearances in adult cases

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 315-319

  Ahuja, Anil T ^a   King, Ann D ^a   Metreweli, Con ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRANCHIAL REGION; BRANCHIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033984490     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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