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Does 3T Fetal MRI Improve Image Resolution of Normal Brain Structures between 20 and 24 Weeks' Gestational Age?

G. Priego, N.J. Barrowman, J. Hurteau-Miller and E. Miller
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2017, 38 (8) 1636-1642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5251
G. Priego
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging (G.P., J.H.-M., E.M.)
cDr Priego is now with Department of Medical Imaging, Queen's Hospital, London, UK.
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N.J. Barrowman
bResearch Institute (N.J.B.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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J. Hurteau-Miller
aFrom the Department of Medical Imaging (G.P., J.H.-M., E.M.)
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E. Miller
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