FIGURE 1. MRI of the spleen. a: T1-weighted image on dynamic contrast-enhancement (axial). b: T1-weighted image on dynamic contrast-enhancement (coronal).
Asymptomatic pulmonary cryptococcosis in a patient with Crohn's disease on infliximab: Case report
β Scribed by Fumihito Hirai; Toshiyuki Matsui; Yukiko Ishibashi; Daijirou Higashi; Kitarou Futami; Seiji Haraoka; Akinori Iwashita
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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