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MR Imaging Diagnosis of Diencephalic-Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia in Fetuses with Developmental Ventriculomegaly

M. Severino, A. Righini, D. Tortora, L. Pinelli, C. Parazzini, G. Morana, P. Accorsi, V. Capra, D. Paladini and A. Rossi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2017, 38 (8) 1643-1646; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5245
M. Severino
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (M.S., D.T., G.M., A. Rossi)
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A. Righini
dRadiology and Neuroradiology Department (A. Righini, C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini V Buzzi, Milano, Italy
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D. Tortora
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (M.S., D.T., G.M., A. Rossi)
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L. Pinelli
eNeuroradiology (L.P.)
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C. Parazzini
dRadiology and Neuroradiology Department (A. Righini, C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini V Buzzi, Milano, Italy
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G. Morana
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (M.S., D.T., G.M., A. Rossi)
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P. Accorsi
fNeuropsychiatry Units (P.A.), Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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V. Capra
bGenetic Unit, Department of Neurosurgery (V.C.)
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D. Paladini
cFetal Medicine and Surgery Unit (D.P.), Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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A. Rossi
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M. Severino, A. Righini, D. Tortora, L. Pinelli, C. Parazzini, G. Morana, P. Accorsi, V. Capra, D. Paladini, A. Rossi
MR Imaging Diagnosis of Diencephalic-Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia in Fetuses with Developmental Ventriculomegaly
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2017, 38 (8) 1643-1646; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5245

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2017, 38 (8) 1643-1646; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5245
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