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The Many Faces of Persistent Stapedial Artery: CT Findings and Embryologic Explanations

Z.J. LoVerde, D.P. Shlapak, J.C. Benson, M.L. Carlson and J.I. Lane
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2021, 42 (1) 160-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6851
Z.J. LoVerde
aFrom the Department of Radiology (Z.J.L., D.P.S., J.C.B., J.I.L.)
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D.P. Shlapak
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J.C. Benson
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M.L. Carlson
bOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (M.L.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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