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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 24, 2011 - Issue 3
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Original Article

MR imaging in cases of antenatal suspected appendicitis – a meta-analysis

Yair J. BlumenfeldDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Amy E. WongDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
,
Anahita JafariDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Richard A. BarthDepartment of Pediatric Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Yasser Y. El-SayedDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Pages 485-488 | Received 27 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Jun 2010, Published online: 09 Aug 2010

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