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Optic Nerve Choristoma Mimicking a Neurenteric Cyst

J.C. Benson, C. Giannini, S. Cohen Cohen, J. Van Gompel, D.K. Kim, J. Port, F. Diehn, L. Eckel and C. Carr
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2021, 42 (2) 228-232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6892
J.C. Benson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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C. Giannini
bPathology (C.G.)
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S. Cohen Cohen
cNeurosurgery (S.C.C., J.V.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J. Van Gompel
cNeurosurgery (S.C.C., J.V.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.K. Kim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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J. Port
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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F. Diehn
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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L. Eckel
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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C. Carr
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.C.B., D.K.K., J.P., F.D., L.E., C.C.)
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2021, 42 (2) 228-232; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6892
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