Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 481-487 , November 2003

CT anatomy of pterygopalatine fossa and its communications: a pictorial review

  • Nuri Erdogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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  • Erdogan Unur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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  • Murat Baykara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey

Received 28 August 2002 ,Accepted 21 February 2003.

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PII: S0895-6111(03)00038-7

doi: 10.1016/S0895-6111(03)00038-7

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 481-487 , November 2003

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