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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Subarachnoid Space Measurements in Apparently Healthy Fetuses Using MR Imaging

A. Wandel, T. Weissbach, E. Katorza and T. Ziv-Baran
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2023, 44 (6) 716-721; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7864
A. Wandel
aFrom the Sackler School of Medicine (A.W., T.W., E.K.)
cDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology (A.W.), Shamir Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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T. Weissbach
aFrom the Sackler School of Medicine (A.W., T.W., E.K.)
dAntenatal Diagnostic Unit (T.W., E.K.)
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E. Katorza
aFrom the Sackler School of Medicine (A.W., T.W., E.K.)
dAntenatal Diagnostic Unit (T.W., E.K.)
eDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research (E.K.), Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel
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T. Ziv-Baran
bSchool of Public Health (T.Z.-B.), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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