Fetal brain imaging: a comparison between magnetic resonance imaging and dedicated neurosonography

To evaluate whether fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) adds useful clinical information to that obtained by dedicated fetal neurosonography using a combined transabdominal and transvaginal approach in fetuses with suspected brain anomalies.

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