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Sonographic Assessment of the Umbilical Cord

Luigi Raio, Antonella Cromi, Alessandra Giocolano, Edoardo Di Naro

Keywords : Umbilical cord,Wharton's Jelly,Coiling index,Hyrtl anastomosis,Reynolds' hypothesis

Citation Information : Raio L, Cromi A, Giocolano A, Naro ED. Sonographic Assessment of the Umbilical Cord. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 6 (1):66-75.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1227

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2012

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Di Naro E, Raio L, Cromi A Giocolano A. Sonographic Assessment of the Umbilical Cord. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012;6(1):66-75.


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