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Imaging of petrous apex lesions: self-assessment module
Asim K Bag1, Ritu Shah, Philip R Chapman
1Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, 619 19th St S, WP-150, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830, USA. abag@uabmc.edu
Abstract:
The educational objectives for this self-assessment module are for the participant to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her understanding of the role of imaging in the evaluation of petrous apex lesions.
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