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Morning Glory Disc Anomaly: Characteristic MR Imaging Findings

S. Ellika, C.D. Robson, G. Heidary and M.J. Paldino
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2013, 34 (10) 2010-2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3542
S. Ellika
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.E., C.D.R., M.J.P.)
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C.D. Robson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.E., C.D.R., M.J.P.)
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G. Heidary
bOphthalmology (G.H.), Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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M.J. Paldino
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