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The “adnexal whirlpool” sign

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    Dinesh Singh, Dinesh Chinchure & Ashish Chawla

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Singh, D., Chinchure, D. & Chawla, A. The “adnexal whirlpool” sign. Abdom Radiol 41, 2287–2288 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0824-6

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