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Zhang, D., Andrade, J.P., Cassis, J. et al. The “Mini Brain” Sign in a Case of Vertebral Hemangioma Mimicking Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Spine. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 173–175 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00788-y
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