Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 139-144 , July 2008

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cystic Adnexal Lesions During Pregnancy

  • Aytekin Oto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Aytekin Oto, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2026, Chicago, IL 60637.
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  • Randy Ernst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
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  • Mary K. Jesse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
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  • George Saade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX.

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PII: S0363-0188(07)00055-2

doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.08.002

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 139-144 , July 2008

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