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Prevalence of elastofibroma dorsi found incidentally upon chest computed tomography scan

A tertiary care center experience

Aliya I. AlAwaji, Mohammed J. Alsaadi and Salem Bauones
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 156-160; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210884
Aliya I. AlAwaji
From the Medical Imaging Administration, Musculoskeletal Imaging Department (AlAwaji, Banuones), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and From the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alsaadi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Alkharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed J. Alsaadi
From the Medical Imaging Administration, Musculoskeletal Imaging Department (AlAwaji, Banuones), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and From the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alsaadi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Alkharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Salem Bauones
From the Medical Imaging Administration, Musculoskeletal Imaging Department (AlAwaji, Banuones), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and From the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alsaadi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Alkharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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