Retained Surgical Sponges after Craniotomies: Imaging Appearances and Complications
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Retained surgical sponges after craniotomies: imaging appearances and complications.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Neuroradiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0195-6108,1936-959X
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1469