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MR Imaging of the Placenta

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MRI and CT of the Female Pelvis

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Imaging of the placenta can have a profound impact on patient management, owing to the morbidity and mortality associated with various placental conditions.

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  1. Umberto I Hospital, Radiology Dea Department, Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Gabriele Masselli MD, PhD

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  1. Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

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  2. Serviço de Radiologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, Portugal

    Teresa Margarida Cunha

  3. Charité Universitätsmedizin, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Bernd Hamm

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Masselli, G. (2017). MR Imaging of the Placenta. In: Forstner, R., Cunha, T.M., Hamm, B. (eds) MRI and CT of the Female Pelvis. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2017_8

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