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First Trimester Anomaly Scan—The Last Redoubt Won: Open Spina Bifida

Liliana Novac, Stefania Tudorache, Iliescu Dominic Gabriel, Adina Turcu, Maria Florea, Roxana Drăguşin, Cernea Nicolae, Daniela Cernea

Keywords : Open spina bifida,First trimester,Anomaly scan,Posterior brain

Citation Information : Novac L, Tudorache S, Dominic Gabriel I, Turcu A, Florea M, Drăguşin R, Nicolae C, Cernea D. First Trimester Anomaly Scan—The Last Redoubt Won: Open Spina Bifida. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015; 9 (1):80-90.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1393

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


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Tudorache S, Iliescu DG, Turcu A, Florea M, Drăguşin R, Novac L, Nicolae C, Cernea D. First Trimester Anomaly Scan—The Last Redoubt Won: Open Spina Bifida. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):80-90.


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