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Acute appendicitis and pregnancy: diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging

Dominique A. Badra Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5251-6023View further author information
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Mohammed-Hadj Selsabilb Department of Radiology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Viviane Thillc Department of Abdominal, Thoracic and Laparoscopic surgery, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Sebastian Dobosc Department of Abdominal, Thoracic and Laparoscopic surgery, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Adela Ostrovskaa Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Jacques C. Jania Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mieke M. Cannieb Department of Radiology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium;e Department of Radiology, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumView further author information
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Pages 8107-8110 | Received 31 May 2021, Accepted 26 Jul 2021, Published online: 09 Aug 2021

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