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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2005; 15(02): 271-276
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.28820
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Varied appearances & signal characteristics of leiomyomas on MR imaging

BK Aggarwal
Diwanchand Aggarwal Imaging & Research Centre, 10-B, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
,
S Panwar
Diwanchand Aggarwal Imaging & Research Centre, 10-B, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
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S Rajan
Diwanchand Aggarwal Imaging & Research Centre, 10-B, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
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A Aggarwal
Diwanchand Aggarwal Imaging & Research Centre, 10-B, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
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K Ahlawat
Diwanchand Aggarwal Imaging & Research Centre, 10-B, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
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Leiomyomas - MRI


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