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A Persistent Foramen of Huschke: A Small Road to Misery in Necrotizing External Otitis

W.L. van der Meer, M. van Tilburg, C. Mitea and A.A. Postma
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2019, 40 (9) 1552-1556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6161
W.L. van der Meer
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (W.L.v.d.M., C.M., A.A.P.)
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M. van Tilburg
bOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (M.v.T.), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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C. Mitea
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (W.L.v.d.M., C.M., A.A.P.)
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aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (W.L.v.d.M., C.M., A.A.P.)
cSchool for Mental Health and Neuroscience (A.A.P.), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2019, 40 (9) 1552-1556; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6161
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