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Prenatal Diagnosis of Third and Fourth Branchial Apparatus Anomalies: Case Series and Comparison with Lymphatic Malformation

Y. Li, A. Mashhood, M.D. Mamlouk, C.E. Lindan, V.A. Feldstein and O.A. Glenn
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2021, 42 (11) 2094-2100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7293
Y. Li
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (Y.L., C.E.L., V.A.F., O.A.G.), Neuroradiology Section, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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A. Mashhood
bPalo Alto Veteran Affairs Medical Center (A.M.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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M.D. Mamlouk
cThe Permanente Medical Group (M.D.M.), Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
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C.E. Lindan
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (Y.L., C.E.L., V.A.F., O.A.G.), Neuroradiology Section, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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V.A. Feldstein
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (Y.L., C.E.L., V.A.F., O.A.G.), Neuroradiology Section, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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O.A. Glenn
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (Y.L., C.E.L., V.A.F., O.A.G.), Neuroradiology Section, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Y. Li, A. Mashhood, M.D. Mamlouk, C.E. Lindan, V.A. Feldstein, O.A. Glenn
Prenatal Diagnosis of Third and Fourth Branchial Apparatus Anomalies: Case Series and Comparison with Lymphatic Malformation
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2021, 42 (11) 2094-2100; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7293

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2021, 42 (11) 2094-2100; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7293
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