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Retrospective Analysis of the Association of a Small Vestibular Aqueduct with Cochleovestibular Symptoms in a Large, Single-Center Cohort Undergoing CT

K. Bouhadjer, L.V. Romo, M.J. Brennan, B.M. Kozak, E. Hattingen, A.F. Juliano, H.D. Curtin and K.L. Reinshagen
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2023, 44 (1) 70-73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7734
K. Bouhadjer
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.B., L.V.R., M.J.B., A.F.J., H.D.C., K.L.R.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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L.V. Romo
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.B., L.V.R., M.J.B., A.F.J., H.D.C., K.L.R.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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M.J. Brennan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.B., L.V.R., M.J.B., A.F.J., H.D.C., K.L.R.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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B.M. Kozak
bNeuroradiology Division (B.M.K.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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E. Hattingen
cInstitut für Neuroradiologie (E.H.), Universitätsmedizin der Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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A.F. Juliano
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.B., L.V.R., M.J.B., A.F.J., H.D.C., K.L.R.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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H.D. Curtin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (K.B., L.V.R., M.J.B., A.F.J., H.D.C., K.L.R.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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K.L. Reinshagen
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K. Bouhadjer, L.V. Romo, M.J. Brennan, B.M. Kozak, E. Hattingen, A.F. Juliano, H.D. Curtin, K.L. Reinshagen
Retrospective Analysis of the Association of a Small Vestibular Aqueduct with Cochleovestibular Symptoms in a Large, Single-Center Cohort Undergoing CT
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2023, 44 (1) 70-73; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7734

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