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Dynamic Contrast‐Enhanced MRI Parameters and Normalized ADC Values Could Aid Differentiation of Skull Base Osteomyelitis from Nasopharyngeal Cancer

A. Baba, R. Kurokawa, M. Kurokawa, Y. Ota and A. Srinivasan
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2023, 44 (1) 74-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7740
A. Baba
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (A.B., R.K., M.K., Y.O., A.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
bDepartment of Radiology (A.B.), The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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R. Kurokawa
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (A.B., R.K., M.K., Y.O., A.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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M. Kurokawa
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (A.B., R.K., M.K., Y.O., A.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Y. Ota
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (A.B., R.K., M.K., Y.O., A.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (A.B., R.K., M.K., Y.O., A.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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A. Baba, R. Kurokawa, M. Kurokawa, Y. Ota, A. Srinivasan
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