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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Prenatal Brain MR Imaging: Reference Linear Biometric Centiles between 20 and 24 Gestational Weeks

G. Conte, S. Milani, G. Palumbo, G. Talenti, S. Boito, M. Rustico, F. Triulzi, A. Righini, G. Izzo, C. Doneda, A. Zolin and C. Parazzini
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2018, 39 (5) 963-967; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5574
G. Conte
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (G.C.,G.P., F.T.)
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S. Milani
cDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health (S.M., A.Z.), Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Epidemiology “G.A. Maccacaro,”
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G. Palumbo
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (G.C.,G.P., F.T.)
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G. Talenti
eNeuroradiology Unit (G.T.), Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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S. Boito
bDivision of Prenatal Diagnosis (S.B.), Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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M. Rustico
fFetal Therapy Unit “Umberto Nicolini” (M.R.), Department of Woman Mother and Neonate
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F. Triulzi
aFrom the Neuroradiology Unit (G.C.,G.P., F.T.)
dDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (F.T.), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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A. Righini
gDepartment of Paediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology (A.R., G.I., C.D., C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini “V. Buzzi,” Milan, Italy.
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G. Izzo
gDepartment of Paediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology (A.R., G.I., C.D., C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini “V. Buzzi,” Milan, Italy.
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C. Doneda
gDepartment of Paediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology (A.R., G.I., C.D., C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini “V. Buzzi,” Milan, Italy.
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A. Zolin
cDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health (S.M., A.Z.), Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Epidemiology “G.A. Maccacaro,”
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C. Parazzini
gDepartment of Paediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology (A.R., G.I., C.D., C.P.), Ospedale dei Bambini “V. Buzzi,” Milan, Italy.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2018, 39 (5) 963-967; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5574
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