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Percutaneous CT-Guided Core Needle Biopsies of Head and Neck Masses: Review of 184 Cases at a Single Academic Institution, Common and Special Techniques, Diagnostic Yield, and Safety

R.W. Jordan, D.P. Shlapak, J.C. Benson, F.E. Diehn, D.K. Kim, V.T. Lehman, G.B. Liebo, A.A. Madhavan, J.M. Morris, P.P. Morris, J.T. Verdoorn and C.M. Carr
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2022, 43 (1) 117-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7348
R.W. Jordan
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.P. Shlapak
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.C. Benson
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F.E. Diehn
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D.K. Kim
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V.T. Lehman
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G.B. Liebo
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A.A. Madhavan
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J.M. Morris
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C.M. Carr
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