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Peritumoral Signal on Postcontrast FLAIR Images: Description and Proposed Biomechanism in Vestibular Schwannomas

John C. Benson, Matt L. Carlson and John I. Lane
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2023, 44 (10) 1171-1175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7979
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aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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