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Ganglionic Eminence Anomalies and Coexisting Cerebral Developmental Anomalies on Fetal MR Imaging: Multicenter-Based Review of 60 Cases

M. Scarabello, A. Righini, M. Severino, L. Pinelli, C. Parazzini, E. Scola, G. Palumbo, M. Di Maurizio, I. D'Errico, A. Rossi, F. Triulzi and P.D. Griffiths
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2021, 42 (6) 1151-1156; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7062
M. Scarabello
aFrom the Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department (M. Scarabello, A.R., C.P.), Children's Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
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A. Righini
aFrom the Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department (M. Scarabello, A.R., C.P.), Children's Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
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M. Severino
bNeuroradiology Department (M. Severino), Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico–Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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L. Pinelli
cNeuroradiology Department (L.P.), Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili Di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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C. Parazzini
aFrom the Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department (M. Scarabello, A.R., C.P.), Children's Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
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E. Scola
dNeuroradiology Department (E.S., F.T.), Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico–Fondazione Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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G. Palumbo
eRadiology Department (G.P.), Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili Di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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M. Di Maurizio
fRadiology Department (M.D.M.), Children's Hospital Meyer, Florence, Italy
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I. D'Errico
gNeuroradiology Department (I.D.), University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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A. Rossi
bNeuroradiology Department (M. Severino), Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico–Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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F. Triulzi
dNeuroradiology Department (E.S., F.T.), Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico–Fondazione Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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P.D. Griffiths
hAcademic Unit of Radiology (P.D.G.), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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M. Scarabello, A. Righini, M. Severino, L. Pinelli, C. Parazzini, E. Scola, G. Palumbo, M. Di Maurizio, I. D'Errico, A. Rossi, F. Triulzi, P.D. Griffiths
Ganglionic Eminence Anomalies and Coexisting Cerebral Developmental Anomalies on Fetal MR Imaging: Multicenter-Based Review of 60 Cases
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