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Imaging Outcomes of Emergency MR Imaging in Dizziness and Vertigo: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Tatu Happonen, Mikko Nyman, Pauli Ylikotila, Kimmo Mattila and Jussi Hirvonen
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2024, 45 (6) 819-825; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8202
Tatu Happonen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.H., M.N., K.M., J.H.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Mikko Nyman
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.H., M.N., K.M., J.H.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Pauli Ylikotila
bNeurocenter (P.Y.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Kimmo Mattila
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.H., M.N., K.M., J.H.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Jussi Hirvonen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (T.H., M.N., K.M., J.H.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
cDepartment of Radiology (J.H.), Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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