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Below we examine the strengths and weaknesses of the various imaging modalities used for diagnosis in the head and neck.
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Syed, M.I., Shaikh, A. (2011). Head and Neck. In: Radiology of Non-Spinal Pain Procedures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00481-0_2
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