Distinguishing benign from malignant parotid gland tumours: low-dose multi-phasic CT protocol with 5-minute delay
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عنوان ژورنال: European Radiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0938-7994,1432-1084
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2101-y