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MR Imaging of the Pituitary Gland and Postsphenoid Ossification in Fetal Specimens

T.M. Mehemed, Y. Fushimi, T. Okada, M. Kanagaki, A. Yamamoto, T. Okada, T. Takakuwa, S. Yamada and K. Togashi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2016, 37 (8) 1523-1527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4808
T.M. Mehemed
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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Y. Fushimi
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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T. Okada
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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M. Kanagaki
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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A. Yamamoto
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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T. Okada
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (T.M.M., Y.F., Tomohisa Okada, M.K., A.Y., Tsutomu Okada, K.T.)
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T. Takakuwa
bHuman Health Science (T.T., S.Y.)
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S. Yamada
bHuman Health Science (T.T., S.Y.)
cCongenital Anomaly Research Center (S.Y.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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K. Togashi
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