Kimura disease: CT and MR findings.
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The lesions of Kimura disease showed slightly high and very high intensity on T2-weighted MR, and low and intermediate intensity, respectively, on T1-weighted images. The degree of enhancement also differed between the two cases. These discrepancies may be attributable to differing degrees of fibrosis and vascular proliferation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 17 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996