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. 1995 Apr;71(834):206–207. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.834.206

The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of ganglion cysts.

L D Spence 1, E Fitzgerald 1
PMCID: PMC2398055  PMID: 7784277

Abstract

Ganglion cysts are usually diagnosed clinically. We report three cases in which diagnostic doubt existed and in which ultrasound enabled the correct diagnosis to be made.

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