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Probabilistic Fiber-Tracking Reveals Degeneration of the Contralateral Auditory Pathway in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma

S.M. Rueckriegel, G.A. Homola, M. Hummel, N. Willner, R.-I. Ernestus and C. Matthies
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2016, 37 (9) 1610-1616; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4833
S.M. Rueckriegel
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (S.M.R., M.H., N.W., R.-I.E., C.M.)
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G.A. Homola
bNeuroradiology (G.A.H.), Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
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M. Hummel
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R.-I. Ernestus
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2016, 37 (9) 1610-1616; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4833

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