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Evaluation of Lower-Dose Spiral Head CT for Detection of Intracranial Findings Causing Neurologic Deficits

J.G. Fletcher, D.R. DeLone, A.L. Kotsenas, N.G. Campeau, V.T. Lehman, L. Yu, S. Leng, D.R. Holmes, P.K. Edwards, M.P. Johnson, G.J. Michalak, R.E. Carter and C.H. McCollough
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2019, 40 (11) 1855-1863; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6251
J.G. Fletcher
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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D.R. DeLone
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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A.L. Kotsenas
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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N.G. Campeau
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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V.T. Lehman
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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L. Yu
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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S. Leng
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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D.R. Holmes III
bBiomedical Imaging Resource (D.R.H., P.E.)
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P.K. Edwards
bBiomedical Imaging Resource (D.R.H., P.E.)
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M.P. Johnson
cBiomedical Statistics and Informatics (M.P.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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G.J. Michalak
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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R.E. Carter
dHealth Sciences Research (R.E.C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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C.H. McCollough
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.G.F., D.R.D., A.L.K., N.G.C., V.T.L., L.Y., S.L., G.J.M., C.H.M.)
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