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Assessment of MRI-Based Automated Fetal Cerebral Cortical Folding Measures in Prediction of Gestational Age in the Third Trimester

J. Wu, S.P. Awate, D.J. Licht, C. Clouchoux, A.J. du Plessis, B.B. Avants, A. Vossough, J.C. Gee and C. Limperopoulos
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2015, 36 (7) 1369-1374; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4357
J. Wu
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.W., B.B.A., A.V., J.C.G.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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S.P. Awate
bDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering (S.P.A.), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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D.J. Licht
cNeurovascular Imaging Lab (D.J.L.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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C. Clouchoux
dAdvanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory (C.C., C.L.), Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
eDepartments of Neurology, Radiology, and Pediatrics (C.C., A.J.d.P., C.L.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
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A.J. du Plessis
eDepartments of Neurology, Radiology, and Pediatrics (C.C., A.J.d.P., C.L.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
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B.B. Avants
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.W., B.B.A., A.V., J.C.G.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A. Vossough
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.W., B.B.A., A.V., J.C.G.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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J.C. Gee
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.W., B.B.A., A.V., J.C.G.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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C. Limperopoulos
dAdvanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory (C.C., C.L.), Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
eDepartments of Neurology, Radiology, and Pediatrics (C.C., A.J.d.P., C.L.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
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J. Wu, S.P. Awate, D.J. Licht, C. Clouchoux, A.J. du Plessis, B.B. Avants, A. Vossough, J.C. Gee, C. Limperopoulos
Assessment of MRI-Based Automated Fetal Cerebral Cortical Folding Measures in Prediction of Gestational Age in the Third Trimester
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2015, 36 (7) 1369-1374; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4357
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