Adult cervical lung herniation: Importance of valsalva manoeuvre in imaging

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2018; 28(01): 134-135
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_282_17

Letters to the Editor

Rupinder Singh

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sri Balaji Medical Institute, New Delhi, India

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Ramanjeet Kaur

Department of Gynaecology, Kasturba Hospital, New Delhi, India

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