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The northern exposure sign

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Caen University Hospital, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000, Caen, France

    Jean Lubrano

  2. Department of Radiology, Caen University Hospital, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000, Caen, France

    Audrey Fohlen

  3. Department of Radiology, Besançon University Hospital, 3 Boulevard Fleming, 25030, Besançon, France

    Eric Delabrousse

  4. EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab, Imagery and Therapeutics, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

    Eric Delabrousse

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Lubrano, J., Fohlen, A. & Delabrousse, E. The northern exposure sign. Abdom Radiol 42, 971–972 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0926-1

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