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| Elliot M Levine* | |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, USA | |
| *Corresponding Author : | Elliot M Levine Director of Informatics and Research Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, USA Tel: 7732963450 E-mail: elliot.levine@advocatehealth.com |
| Received: January 21, 2016 Accepted: January 27, 2016 Published: February 3, 2016 | |
| Citation: Levine EM (2016) 3D/4D Ultrasound Being Applied to the Diagnosis of a True Knot in an Umbilical Cord. J Preg Child Health 3:e129. doi:10.4172/2155-6105.1000207 | |
| Copyright: © 2016 Levine EM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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