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Fetal Brain Anomalies Associated with Ventriculomegaly or Asymmetry: An MRI-Based Study

E. Barzilay, O. Bar-Yosef, S. Dorembus, R. Achiron and E. Katorza
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 371-375; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5009
E. Barzilay
aFrom the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.B., R.A., E.K.)
cSackler School of Medicine (E.B., O.B.-Y., S.D., R.A., E.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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O. Bar-Yosef
bPediatric Neurology Unit (O.B.-Y.), Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel
cSackler School of Medicine (E.B., O.B.-Y., S.D., R.A., E.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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S. Dorembus
cSackler School of Medicine (E.B., O.B.-Y., S.D., R.A., E.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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R. Achiron
aFrom the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.B., R.A., E.K.)
cSackler School of Medicine (E.B., O.B.-Y., S.D., R.A., E.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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E. Katorza
aFrom the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.B., R.A., E.K.)
cSackler School of Medicine (E.B., O.B.-Y., S.D., R.A., E.K.), Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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