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CT Angiography as a Screening Tool for Dural Arteriovenous Fistula in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus: Feasibility and Test Characteristics

J. Narvid, H.M. Do, N.H. Blevins and N.J. Fischbein
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2011, 32 (3) 446-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2328
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