Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 250-253 , March 2010

Erdheim–Chester disease presenting with destruction of a metacarpal

  • A.M. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom
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  • S.P. Colley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom
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  • S.L.J. James

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.L.J. James, Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 121 685 4135; fax: +44 121 685 4134.
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  • V.P. Sumathi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom
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  • R.J. Grimer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, United Kingdom

Received 1 October 2009 ,Revised 15 October 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00422-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.10.010

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 250-253 , March 2010

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