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Cranial Ultrasonography: Advantages and Aims

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Neonatal Cranial Ultrasonography

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Cranial ultrasound procedure performed in a premature infant in its incubator

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  1. Department of Paediatrics Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Gerda Meijler

  2. Department of Paediatrics Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Gerda Meijler

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Meijler, G. (2012). Cranial Ultrasonography: Advantages and Aims. In: Neonatal Cranial Ultrasonography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21320-5_1

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