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Original Article

Three-dimensional ultrasound using the VOCAL technique for estimation of reference values of fetal thigh volume in normally grown Egyptian fetuses from 20 to 41 weeks

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Pages 2083-2087 | Received 19 Apr 2015, Accepted 19 Jul 2015, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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