Three-dimensional fetal sonography: Use and misuse

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1063-1067

  Benacerraf, Beryl R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; PREGNANCY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0036787674     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2002.21.10.1063     Document Type: Editorial

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