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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 25, 2012 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Minimally invasive perinatal autopsies using magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic postmortem examination (“keyhole autopsy”): feasibility and initial experience

Neil J. SebireDepartment of Paediatric Pathology, Clinical Molecular Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin A. WeberDepartment of Paediatric Pathology, Clinical Molecular Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Sudhin ThayyilDepartment of Paediatric Pathology, Clinical Molecular Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Imran MushtaqDepartment of Urology, University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Andrew TaylorDepartment of Cardiorespiratory Medicine, University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Lyn S. ChittyFetal Medicine Unit, University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Pages 513-518 | Received 10 Jun 2011, Accepted 23 Jun 2011, Published online: 10 Aug 2011

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