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Retrolabyrinthine Bone Thickness as a Radiologic Marker for the Hypoplastic Endotype in Menière Disease

Amy F. Juliano, Kuei-You Lin, Nitesh Shekhrajka, Donghoon Shin, Steven D. Rauch and Andreas H. Eckhard
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8339
Amy F. Juliano
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.F.J.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kuei-You Lin
bDepartment of Otolaryngology (K.-Y.L.), Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Nitesh Shekhrajka
cDepartment of Radiology (N.S.), University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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Donghoon Shin
dDepartment of Radiology (D.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Steven D. Rauch
eDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (S.D.R., A.H.E.), Massachusets Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Andreas H. Eckhard
eDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (S.D.R., A.H.E.), Massachusets Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Amy F. Juliano, Kuei-You Lin, Nitesh Shekhrajka, Donghoon Shin, Steven D. Rauch, Andreas H. Eckhard
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