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Acetominophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol)

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Tylenol is a mild nonnarcotic analgesic and antipyretic agent that is widely used for pain relief and fever reduction. The maximum safe daily dosage is less than 4 g in a 24-h period.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat MD, MS

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat

  2. Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

    Juan E. Small

  3. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Pamela Whitney Schaefer

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Ginat, D.T. (2015). Acetominophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol). In: Ginat, D., Small, J., Schaefer, P. (eds) Neuroimaging Pharmacopoeia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12715-6_49

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