Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 303-313 , April 2007

MRI of the foetal brain

  • P. Rich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: P. Rich, Department of Neuroradiology, 2nd Floor, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK. Tel.: +44 020 8725 4185; fax: +44 020 8725 4480.
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  • R. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • J. Britton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • S. Foote

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
    • ,
  • B. Thilaganathan

      Affiliations

    • Foetal Medicine Unit, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

Received 9 January 2006 ,Revised 21 July 2006 ,Accepted 26 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.07.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 303-313 , April 2007

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