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Uterus

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A 34-year-old woman had a history of repeated abortions. On transvaginal ultrasound, a double uterine cavity was identified. MR was performed for further assessment.

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  1. Clinica Las Nieves, Sercosa, Jaén, Spain

    Teodoro Martín Noguerol & Antonio Luna

  2. Department of Radiology, Clínica Girona-Hospital Sta. Caterina, Girona, Spain

    Joan C. Vilanova

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  1. Dept. Magnetic Resonance, Clinica Girona, Lorenzana 36, Gerona, 17002, Spain

    Joan C. Vilanova

  2. Sercosa, Clinica Las Nieves, Carmelo Torres 2, Jaén, 23007, Spain

    Antonio Luna

  3. Dept. Radiology, Bolwell B124, Case Western Reserve University, Euclid Ave. 11100, Cleveland, 44106, Ohio, USA

    Pablo R. Ros

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Noguerol, T.M., Luna, A., Vilanova, J.C. (2012). Uterus. In: Vilanova, J., Luna, A., Ros, P. (eds) Learning Genitourinary and Pelvic Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23532-0_7

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