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Transient Hyperintensity of the Infant Thyroid Gland on T1-Weighted MR Imaging: Correlation with Postnatal Age, Gestational Age, and Signal Intensity of the Pituitary Gland

H. Maki, M. Nakagawa, R. Kagaya, S. Kumazawa, K. Matsumoto, M. Hatano, Y. Miyake, W. Sugihara and Y. Shibamoto
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7024
H. Maki
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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M. Nakagawa
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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R. Kagaya
bDepartment of Radiology, Kariya Toyota General Hospital (R.K.), Kariya-shi, Aichi, Japan
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S. Kumazawa
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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K. Matsumoto
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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M. Hatano
cDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya City West Medical Center (M.H.), Nagoya, Japan
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Y. Miyake
dDepartment of Radiology (Y.M.), Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan
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W. Sugihara
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Y. Shibamoto
aFrom the Department of Radiology (H.M., M.N., S.K., K.M., W.S., Y.S.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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H. Maki, M. Nakagawa, R. Kagaya, S. Kumazawa, K. Matsumoto, M. Hatano, Y. Miyake, W. Sugihara, Y. Shibamoto
Transient Hyperintensity of the Infant Thyroid Gland on T1-Weighted MR Imaging: Correlation with Postnatal Age, Gestational Age, and Signal Intensity of the Pituitary Gland
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7024

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H. Maki, M. Nakagawa, R. Kagaya, S. Kumazawa, K. Matsumoto, M. Hatano, Y. Miyake, W. Sugihara, Y. Shibamoto
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7024
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