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Original Article

Are there any differences in three-dimensional placental vascular indices obtained using conventional power Doppler and high-definition flow imaging?

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Pages 1664-1667 | Received 01 Oct 2011, Accepted 19 Dec 2011, Published online: 14 Feb 2012

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