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Inner Ear Signal Abnormalities of Adjacent Intracranial Lipochoristoma

John C. Benson, Matthew L. Carlson, Karl R. Khandalavala, Girish Bathla, Paul J. Farnsworth, Jamie J. Van Gompel, John T. Wald and John I. Lane
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8603
John C. Benson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., G.B., P.J.F., J.T.W., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Matthew L. Carlson
bDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology (M.L.C., K.R.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Karl R. Khandalavala
bDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology (M.L.C., K.R.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Girish Bathla
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., G.B., P.J.F., J.T.W., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Paul J. Farnsworth
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., G.B., P.J.F., J.T.W., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jamie J. Van Gompel
cDepartment of Neurologic Surgery (J.J.V.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John T. Wald
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., G.B., P.J.F., J.T.W., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John I. Lane
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., G.B., P.J.F., J.T.W., J.I.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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John C. Benson, Matthew L. Carlson, Karl R. Khandalavala, Girish Bathla, Paul J. Farnsworth, Jamie J. Van Gompel, John T. Wald, John I. Lane
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