Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2009

CT evaluation of Chamberlain's, McGregor's, and McRae's skull-base lines

Received 27 November 2007 ,Revised 10 January 2008 ,Accepted 6 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.03.012

Clinical Radiology
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