SARS-CoV-2 variant-related abnormalities detected by prenatal MRI: direct or indirect effects of the infection must be demonstrated-Authors' reply

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¹ Division of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Labor Becker München, Germany.
⁵ Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Patric Kienast et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 17:28:100618.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100618. eCollection 2023 May.

¹ Division of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Labor Becker München, Germany.
⁵ Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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