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Original Article

Postmortem MR in termination of pregnancy for central nervous system (CNS) anomalies

Bart De Keersmaeckera Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, BelgiumView further author information
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Wendy Dendasa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sint-Trudo Hospital, Sint-Truiden, BelgiumView further author information
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Michael Aertsend Department of Radiology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumView further author information
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Luc De Cattea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2197098 | Received 02 Apr 2022, Accepted 27 Mar 2023, Published online: 09 Apr 2023

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