American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 230-234 , July 2007

Value of high-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of residual cholesteatomas in primary bony obliterated mastoids

  • Bert De Foer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium
    • ,
  • Jean-Philippe Vercruysse

      Affiliations

    • Universitary Department of ENT, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Sint-Augustin Hospital, Oosterveldlaan 24, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
    • ,
  • Marc Pouillon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium
    • ,
  • Thomas Somers

      Affiliations

    • Universitary Department of ENT, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium
    • ,
  • Jan W. Casselman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium
    • Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Jan AV, Brugge, Belgium
    • ,
  • Erwin Offeciers

      Affiliations

    • Universitary Department of ENT, AZ Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium

Received 20 June 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00220-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.09.010

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 230-234 , July 2007

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