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Evaluation of MR Elastography as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Test for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Ian T. Mark, Pragalv Karki, Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, Waleed Brinjikji, Ajay A. Madhavan, Steven A. Messina, Petrice M. Cogswell, John J. Chen, Richard L. Ehman, John Huston and Matthew C. Murphy
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2024, 45 (5) 662-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8162
Ian T. Mark
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Pragalv Karki
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory
bDepartment of Neurology (J.C.-G., J.J.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Waleed Brinjikji
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ajay A. Madhavan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Steven A. Messina
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Petrice M. Cogswell
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John J. Chen
bDepartment of Neurology (J.C.-G., J.J.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
cDepartment of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Richard L. Ehman
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John Huston
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Matthew C. Murphy
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.K., W.B., A.A.M., S.A.M., P.M.C., R.L.E., J.H., M.C.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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