American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 217-220 , July 2010

Magnetic resonance imaging screening in acoustic neuroma

  • Jonathan R. Newton, MRCSEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 64 Queens Highlands, Aberdeen AB15 4AR, UK. Tel.: +44 07753987851.
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  • Muhammad Shakeel, MRCSEd, BSc, DO-HNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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  • Sam Flatman, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Craig Beattie, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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  • Bhasker Ram, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Received 14 August 2008

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☆ This paper was presented at the 6th European Congress of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery, June 30th-July 4th, 2007, Vienna, Austria.

PII: S0196-0709(09)00025-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.02.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 217-220 , July 2010

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