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Mosquito bites mimicking lesions on whole-body MRI for cancer staging in children

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 800 Vila Clementino, São Paulo, CEP 04024-002, Brazil

    Henrique Manoel Lederman

  2. Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer (GRAACC), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil

    Henrique Manoel Lederman, Vivian Tostes & Jose Luiz de Oliveira Schiavon

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Lederman, H.M., Tostes, V. & de Oliveira Schiavon, J.L. Mosquito bites mimicking lesions on whole-body MRI for cancer staging in children. Pediatr Radiol 48, 446–448 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-4032-5

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