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Chemical analysis of an epidermoid cyst with unusual CT and MR characteristics
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Chemical analysis of an epidermoid cyst with unusual CT and MR characteristics
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.
1998 Jun-Jul.
Abstract
Chemical analysis of the contents of a so-called bright epidermoid of the posterior fossa with unusual CT and MR imaging characteristics suggested that a combination of high protein content and high viscosity were responsible for the atypical imaging findings.
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