Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 379-380 , April 2008

MRI of soft-tissue masses: the relationship between lesion size, depth, and diagnosis

  • C.J. Wakeley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C.J. Wakeley, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, Department of Radiology, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK. Tel.: +44 1179283050; fax: +44 1179283267.

Received 12 September 2007 ,Revised 17 September 2007 ,Accepted 17 September 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00427-8

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.09.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 379-380 , April 2008

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