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Prevalence of Endolymphatic Hydrops Herniation into the Semicircular Canals in Primary Hydropic Ear Disease: Correlation with Clinical and Radiologic Parameters

Lisa M.H. de Pont, Berit M. Verbist, Mark A. van Buchem, Claire Bommeljé, Henk M. Blom and Sebastiaan Hammer
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8765
Lisa M.H. de Pont
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.M.H.d.P., S.H.), Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
bDepartment of Radiology (L.M.H.d.P., B.M.V., M.A.v.B.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Berit M. Verbist
bDepartment of Radiology (L.M.H.d.P., B.M.V., M.A.v.B.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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cDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology (C.B., H.M.B.), Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
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eDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology (H.M.B.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Lisa M.H. de Pont, Berit M. Verbist, Mark A. van Buchem, Claire Bommeljé, Henk M. Blom, Sebastiaan Hammer
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