Clinical significance of incidental magnetic resonance image abnormalities in mastoid cavity and middle ear in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 757-760

  Blomgren, Karin ^a,b   Robinson, Soraya ^a   Lönnqvist, Tuula ^a   Saxèn, Harri ^a   Pitkäranta, Anne ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Magnetic resonance image; Mastoid cavity; Temporal bone; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDITIS; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTITIS MEDIA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0037603214     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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