Absence of a Sphenoid Wing in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Disease: Imaging with Multidetector Computed Tomography
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Onbas, Omer
(Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology)
Aliagaoglu, Cihangir (Erzurum Numune Hospital, Department of Dermatology) Calikoglu, Cagatay (Erzurum Numune Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery) Kantarci, Mecit (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology) Atasoy, Mustafa (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology) Alper, Fatih (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology) |
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