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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(01): 107-108
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29063
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Antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalus dipus dibrachius - and its correlation with autopsy

K Balakumar
Department Of Ultrasonography, Balku′s Scan, Pvs Hospital, Calicut 2, Kerala 673 002
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Keywords

Antenatal diagnosis - fetal anomalies - conjoined twins - dicephalus dipus dibrachius


Publication History

Received: 07 April 2005

Accepted: 12 September 2005

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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