Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 813-818 , July 2008

Intraparenchymal epidermoid cysts in the brain: diagnostic value of MR diffusion-weighted imaging

  • X.-y. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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  • C.-h. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Center, Soochow University, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C.-h. Hu, No. 98, Shizhi Street, Suzhou City 215006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Tel.: +86 512 65230159; fax: +86 512 65112549.
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  • X.-m. Fang

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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  • L. Cui

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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  • Q.-h. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China

Received 26 July 2007 ,Revised 20 January 2008 ,Accepted 28 January 2008.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00065-2

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.01.008

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 813-818 , July 2008

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