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Research ArticleHead and Neck Imaging

Yield of CT Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in Patients with Dizziness

S. Fakhran, L. Alhilali and B.F. Branstetter
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2013, 34 (5) 1077-1081; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3325
S. Fakhran
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.F., L.A., B.F.B.)
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L. Alhilali
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.F., L.A., B.F.B.)
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B.F. Branstetter IV
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.F., L.A., B.F.B.)
bOtolaryngology (B.F.B.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2013, 34 (5) 1077-1081; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3325

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