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Original Article

Magnetic resonance signal intensity measurements in the diagnosis of fetal central nervous system anomalies

Rajeswaran RangasamiDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai 600 116, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anupama ChandrasekharanDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
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Santhosh JosephDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
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Arvind NandaDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
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Thanka JohnsonDepartment of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
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Sanjeeva ReddyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
Pages 679-686 | Received 16 Feb 2011, Accepted 04 May 2011, Published online: 10 Aug 2011

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