European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 96, Issue 2 , Pages 173-178 , June 2001

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomalies

,Accepted 16 July 2000.

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