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Vestibular Schwannoma–Related Increased Labyrinthine Postgadolinium 3D-FLAIR Signal Intensity and Association with Hearing Impairment

John P. Welby, Nicholas M. Baumel, Ghazal S. Daher, Armine Kocharyan, Christine M. Lohse, Girish Bathla, Matthew L. Carlson, John I. Lane and John C. Benson
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8498
John P. Welby
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.P.W., G.B., J.I.L., J.C.B.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Nicholas M. Baumel
bMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (N.M.B.), Rochester, Minnesota
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Ghazal S. Daher
cDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.S.D., A.K., M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Armine Kocharyan
cDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.S.D., A.K., M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Christine M. Lohse
dDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences (C.M.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Girish Bathla
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.P.W., G.B., J.I.L., J.C.B.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Matthew L. Carlson
cDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.S.D., A.K., M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John I. Lane
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John C. Benson
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John P. Welby, Nicholas M. Baumel, Ghazal S. Daher, Armine Kocharyan, Christine M. Lohse, Girish Bathla, Matthew L. Carlson, John I. Lane, John C. Benson
Vestibular Schwannoma–Related Increased Labyrinthine Postgadolinium 3D-FLAIR Signal Intensity and Association with Hearing Impairment
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2025, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8498
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