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Outcomes of Radiologist Recommendations for Temporal Bone CT to Assess Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence on Temporal Bone MRI

Pejman Rabiei, Jisoo Kim, Amir A. Satani, C. Eduardo Corrales, Ronilda Lacson, Ramin Khorasani and Jeffrey P. Guenette
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8691
Pejman Rabiei
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.R., J.K., J.P.G.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jisoo Kim
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.R., J.K., J.P.G.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Amir A. Satani
bCenter for Evidence-Based Imaging (A.A.S., R.L., R.K., J.P.G.), Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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C. Eduardo Corrales
cDivision of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (C.E.C.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Ronilda Lacson
bCenter for Evidence-Based Imaging (A.A.S., R.L., R.K., J.P.G.), Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Ramin Khorasani
bCenter for Evidence-Based Imaging (A.A.S., R.L., R.K., J.P.G.), Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jeffrey P. Guenette
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (P.R., J.K., J.P.G.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
bCenter for Evidence-Based Imaging (A.A.S., R.L., R.K., J.P.G.), Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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