Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 1060-1065 , July 2010

Evaluation of Fetal Spine Biometry Between 11 and 14 Weeks of Gestation

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 31 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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PII: S0301-5629(10)00185-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.04.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 1060-1065 , July 2010

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