Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-06-016 ISMRM Abstract

Hemodynamics contribute to pulsatile tinnitus in sigmoid sinus wall dehiscence with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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Lanyue Chen 1, Xiaobo Ma2, Xiancong Liu3, Haining Wei3, Rui Li3,4, Zhaohui Liu1
1Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
3Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
4Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Presenting Author: Lanyue Chen

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