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Inflammatory Lesions of the Neck and Airways

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Pediatric ENT Radiology

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There has been a dramatic rise in the quantity of imaging dedicated to the head and neck since the advent of high-resolution ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

    W. C. W. Chu MD & C. Metreweli (Professor)

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  1. Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Paul O’Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, BS2 8BJ, Bristol, UK

    Susan J. King MD

  2. Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Eaton Road, L12 2AP, Liverpool, UK

    Anne E. Boothroyd MD (Consultant Paediatric Radiologist) (Consultant Paediatric Radiologist)

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Chu, W.C.W., Metreweli, C. (2003). Inflammatory Lesions of the Neck and Airways. In: King, S.J., Boothroyd, A.E. (eds) Pediatric ENT Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59367-3_18

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