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Adrenocorticotropic hormone–dependent Cushing's Syndrome: Sensitivity and Specificity of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling

Frank S. Bonelli, John Huston III, Paul C. Carpenter, Dana Erickson, William F. Young Jr. and Frederic B. Meyer
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2000, 21 (4) 690-696;
Frank S. Bonelli
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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John Huston III
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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Paul C. Carpenter
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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Dana Erickson
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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William F. Young Jr.
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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Frederic B. Meyer
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (F.S.B., J.H.), Endocrinology (P.C.C., D.E.), Hypertension (W.F.J.), and Neurologic Surgery (F.B.M.), Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
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Frank S. Bonelli, John Huston III, Paul C. Carpenter, Dana Erickson, William F. Young Jr., Frederic B. Meyer
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