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Nowicki, T.K., Kuczkowski, J. Fluid in the mastoid is a common finding on MRI and CT: a radiologist and otolaryngologist perspective. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 277, 2649–2650 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05430-8
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