Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 366-372 , May 2010

A study to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of parotid lumps and to review the sonographic features of parotid lesions — results in 220 patients

  • N. Sriskandan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: N. Sriskandan, Radiology Department, 1st Floor Lambeth Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. Tel.: +44 7791 507161; fax: +44 20 71885523.
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  • A. Hannah
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  • D.C. Howlett

Received 3 August 2009 ,Revised 3 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 January 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00041-3

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 366-372 , May 2010

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