Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages 901-905 , August 2008

CT appearance of pneumatized inferior turbinate

  • B.T. Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • V.F.H. Chong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University Hospital and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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  • Z.C. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Z.C. Wang, Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, 1 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tel.: +86 010 58268064; fax: +86 010 65131244.
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  • J.F. Xian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Q.H. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Received 20 August 2007 ,Revised 3 January 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00090-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.01.011

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages 901-905 , August 2008

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