Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 832-841 , October 2010

Imaging of skull-base cephalocoeles and cerebrospinal fluid leaks

  • S.E.J. Connor

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.E.J. Connor, Neuroradiology Department, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 32999000.

Received 12 February 2010 ,Accepted 7 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.05.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 832-841 , October 2010

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