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7T MRI for Cushing Disease: A Single-Institution Experience and Literature Review

Ian T. Mark, Kirk Welker, Dana Erickson, Derek R. Johnson, Girish Bathla, Steven Messina, Paul J. Farnsworth and Jamie Van Gompel
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2024, 45 (7) 971-976; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8209
Ian T. Mark
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Kirk Welker
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Dana Erickson
bDepartment of Endocrinology (D.E.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Derek R. Johnson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Girish Bathla
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Steven Messina
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Paul J. Farnsworth
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., K.W., D.R.J., G.B., S.M., P.J.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jamie Van Gompel
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