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Development of the Fetal Cerebral Cortex in the Second Trimester: Assessment with 7T Postmortem MR Imaging

Z. Zhang, Z. Hou, X. Lin, G. Teng, H. Meng, F. Zang, F. Fang and S. Liu
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2013, 34 (7) 1462-1467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3406
Z. Zhang
aFrom the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.Z., Z.H., X.L., H.M., S.L.), Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China
bDepartment of Medical Imaging (Z.Z., Z.H.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong, China
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Z. Hou
aFrom the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.Z., Z.H., X.L., H.M., S.L.), Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China
bDepartment of Medical Imaging (Z.Z., Z.H.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong, China
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X. Lin
aFrom the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.Z., Z.H., X.L., H.M., S.L.), Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China
cDepartment of MR (X.L.), Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong, China
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G. Teng
dDepartment of Radiology (G.T., F.Z., F.F.), Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China.
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H. Meng
aFrom the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.Z., Z.H., X.L., H.M., S.L.), Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China
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F. Zang
dDepartment of Radiology (G.T., F.Z., F.F.), Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China.
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F. Fang
dDepartment of Radiology (G.T., F.Z., F.F.), Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China.
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aFrom the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.Z., Z.H., X.L., H.M., S.L.), Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2013, 34 (7) 1462-1467; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3406

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2013, 34 (7) 1462-1467; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3406
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