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Power Doppler Sonography to Differentiate Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenopathy from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Anil Ahuja, Michael Ying, Yuen Hok Yuen and Constantine Metreweli
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2001, 22 (4) 735-740;
Anil Ahuja
Michael Ying
Yuen Hok Yuen

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Anil Ahuja, Michael Ying, Yuen Hok Yuen, Constantine Metreweli
Power Doppler Sonography to Differentiate Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenopathy from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2001, 22 (4) 735-740;
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