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Clinical Validation and Extension of an Automated, Deep Learning–Based Algorithm for Quantitative Sinus CT Analysis

C.J. Massey, L. Ramos, D.M. Beswick, V.R. Ramakrishnan and S.M. Humphries
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2022, 43 (9) 1318-1324; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7616
C.J. Massey
aFrom the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (C.J.M., L.R., V.R.R.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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L. Ramos
aFrom the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (C.J.M., L.R., V.R.R.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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D.M. Beswick
bDepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (D.M.B.), University of California–Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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V.R. Ramakrishnan
aFrom the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (C.J.M., L.R., V.R.R.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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cQuantitative Imaging Laboratory (S.M.H.), Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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