Relaxation Times as Biomarkers of Placental Tissue Morphology in Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR)
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C. Wright, D. M. Morris, P. N. Baker, I. P. Crocker, P. A. Gowland, G. Parker, and C. P. Sibley Maternal & Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Biomedical Imaging Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Univerity of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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