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Evaluation of Vestibular Schwannoma Size across Time: How Well Do the Experts Perform and What Can Be Improved?

Girish Bathla, Parv M. Mehta, Neetu Soni, Mathew Johnson, John C. Benson, Steven A. Messina, Paul Farnsworth, Amit Agarwal, Matthew L. Carlson and John I. Lane
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, 46 (6) 1249-1254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8614
Girish Bathla
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (G.B., J.C.B., S.A.M., P.F., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Parv M. Mehta
bDepartment of Radiology (P.M.M.), UT Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Neetu Soni
cDivision of Neuroradiology (N.S., A.A.), Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Mathew Johnson
dBiomedical Statistics and Informatics (M.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John C. Benson
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (G.B., J.C.B., S.A.M., P.F., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Steven A. Messina
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (G.B., J.C.B., S.A.M., P.F., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Paul Farnsworth
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (G.B., J.C.B., S.A.M., P.F., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Amit Agarwal
cDivision of Neuroradiology (N.S., A.A.), Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Matthew L. Carlson
eDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John I. Lane
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (G.B., J.C.B., S.A.M., P.F., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Evaluation of Vestibular Schwannoma Size across Time: How Well Do the Experts Perform and What Can Be Improved?
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