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Photon-Counting CT in the Head and Neck: Current Applications and Future Prospects

John C. Benson, Norbert G. Campeau, Felix E. Diehn, John I. Lane, Shuai Leng and Gul Moonis on behalf of the ASHNR Research Committee
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8265
John C. Benson
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (J.C.B., N.G.C., F.E.D., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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Norbert G. Campeau
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (J.C.B., N.G.C., F.E.D., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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Felix E. Diehn
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (J.C.B., N.G.C., F.E.D., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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John I. Lane
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (J.C.B., N.G.C., F.E.D., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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Shuai Leng
bDepartment of Radiology (S.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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Gul Moonis
cDepartment of Radiology (G.M.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
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John C. Benson, Norbert G. Campeau, Felix E. Diehn, John I. Lane, Shuai Leng, Gul Moonis
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