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MR Spectroscopy of the Fetal Brain: Is It Possible without Sedation?

V. Berger-Kulemann, P.C. Brugger, D. Pugash, M. Krssak, M. Weber, A. Wielandner and D. Prayer
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2013, 34 (2) 424-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3196
V. Berger-Kulemann
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
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P.C. Brugger
bAnatomy and Cell Biology (P.C.B.), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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D. Pugash
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
cDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics (D.P.), Medical University of British Columbia, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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M. Krssak
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
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M. Weber
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
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A. Wielandner
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
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D. Prayer
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (V.B.-K., M.K., M.W., A.W., D.P.)
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2013, 34 (2) 424-431; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3196
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