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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Normal Fetal Posterior Fossa in MR Imaging: New Biometric Data and Possible Clinical Significance

R. Ber, O. Bar-Yosef, C. Hoffmann, D. Shashar, R. Achiron and E. Katorza
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2015, 36 (4) 795-802; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4258
R. Ber
aFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.B., D.S., R.A., E.K.)
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O. Bar-Yosef
bPediatric Neurology (O.B.-Y.)
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C. Hoffmann
cDiagnostic Imaging (C.H.), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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D. Shashar
aFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.B., D.S., R.A., E.K.)
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R. Achiron
aFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.B., D.S., R.A., E.K.)
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E. Katorza
aFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.B., D.S., R.A., E.K.)
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