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Percutaneous CT-Guided Core Needle Biopsies of Head and Neck Masses: Technique, Histopathologic Yield, and Safety at a Single Academic Institution

T.J. Hillen, J.C. Baker, J.R. Long, M.V. Friedman and J.W. Jennings
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6784
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aMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (T.J.H., J.C.B., M.V.F, J.W.J.), Musculoskeletal Section, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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T.J. Hillen, J.C. Baker, J.R. Long, M.V. Friedman, J.W. Jennings
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2020, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6784

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2020, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6784
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