Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 205-212 , June 2007

Temporomandibular Joint Soft-Tissue Pathology, II: Nondisc Abnormalities

  • Xavier Tomas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Xavier Tomas, MD, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico (CDIC), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Jaume Pomes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Juan Berenguer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Jose Maria Mercader, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Francesca Pons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine (CDIC), Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Lluis Donoso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2007.02.005

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 205-212 , June 2007

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