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Original Article

Assessment of cerebellar vermis biometry at 18–32 weeks of gestation by three-dimensional ultrasound examination

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Pages 519-522 | Received 19 Jun 2011, Accepted 16 Aug 2011, Published online: 30 Jan 2012

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