European Journal of Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 205-213 , May 2007

Role of diffusion weighted MR in the discrimination diagnosis of the cystic and/or necrotic head and neck lesions

  • Osman Koç

      Affiliations

    • Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya 42080, Turkey
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  • Yahya Paksoy

      Affiliations

    • Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya 42080, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 332 2236452; fax: +90 332 2236181.
    • ,
  • İbrahim Erayman

      Affiliations

    • Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Konya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ali Sami Kivrak

      Affiliations

    • Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya 42080, Turkey
    • ,
  • Hamdi Arbag

      Affiliations

    • Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konya, Turkey

Received 19 September 2006 ,Revised 20 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S0720-048X(06)00518-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.11.030

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 205-213 , May 2007

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