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The CT features of intracerebral toruloma are described and the clinicopathological features briefly reviewed. The diagnosis of intracerebral toruloma should be considered when pulmonary opacities are associated with multiple intracerebral enhancing masses.
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Tress, B., Davis, S. Computed tomography of intracerebral toruloma. Neuroradiology 17, 223–226 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342753
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342753