Case report Intramuscular cysticercosis: starry sky appearance
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HUI LIU*, YU-HSIANG JUAN*, WEIGANG WANG, CHANGHONG LIANG, HAIYU ZHOU, NITIN P. GHONGE and SACHIN S. SABOO From the Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, GuangZhou, GuangDong,China, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) and Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkuo and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, GuangZhou ,GuangDong, China and Department of Radiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
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