Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 247-257 , November 2007

The Central Scar: Pathophysiology and Imaging Features

  • Khaled M. Elsayes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health Center, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Khaled M. Elsayes, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030.
    • ,
  • Christine M. Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
    • ,
  • Christine O. Menias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.04.005

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 247-257 , November 2007

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