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A New Frontier in Temporal Bone Imaging: Photon-Counting Detector CT Demonstrates Superior Visualization of Critical Anatomic Structures at Reduced Radiation Dose

J.C. Benson, K. Rajendran, J.I. Lane, F.E. Diehn, N.M. Weber, J.E. Thorne, N.B. Larson, J.G. Fletcher, C.H. McCollough and S. Leng
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2022, 43 (4) 579-584; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7452
J.C. Benson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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K. Rajendran
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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J.I. Lane
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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F.E. Diehn
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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N.M. Weber
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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J.E. Thorne
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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N.B. Larson
bQuantitative Health Sciences (N.B.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.G. Fletcher
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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C.H. McCollough
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S. Leng
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., K.R., J.I.L., F.E.D., N.M.W., J.E.T., J.G.F., C.H.M., S.L.)
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J.C. Benson, K. Rajendran, J.I. Lane, F.E. Diehn, N.M. Weber, J.E. Thorne, N.B. Larson, J.G. Fletcher, C.H. McCollough, S. Leng
A New Frontier in Temporal Bone Imaging: Photon-Counting Detector CT Demonstrates Superior Visualization of Critical Anatomic Structures at Reduced Radiation Dose
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2022, 43 (4) 579-584; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7452

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