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Fetal Brain Growth in the Early Second Trimester

Maria Camila Cortes-Albornoz, Camilo Calixto, M. Alejandra Bedoya, Ryne A. Didier, Judy A. Estroff and Camilo Jaimes
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8051
Maria Camila Cortes-Albornoz
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
cDepartment of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
dPediatric Imaging Research Center (M.C.C.-A., C.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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Camilo Calixto
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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M. Alejandra Bedoya
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bMaternal Fetal Care Center (M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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Ryne A. Didier
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bMaternal Fetal Care Center (M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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Judy A. Estroff
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bMaternal Fetal Care Center (M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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Camilo Jaimes
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
cDepartment of Radiology (M.C.C.-A., C.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
dPediatric Imaging Research Center (M.C.C.-A., C.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
eHarvard Medical School (M.C.C.-A., C.C., M.A.B., R.A.D., J.A.E., C.J.), Boston, Massachusetts
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2023, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8051
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