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Adrenal Imaging Using Computed Tomography: Differentiation of Adenomas and Metastasis

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0030

    Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary MD

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    Michael A. Blake

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Al-Hawary, M.M., Francis, I.R., Korobkin, M. (2009). Adrenal Imaging Using Computed Tomography: Differentiation of Adenomas and Metastasis. In: Blake, M., Boland, G. (eds) Adrenal Imaging. Contemporary Medical Imaging. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-560-2_8

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