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Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Mr Sathik, Ms Panchami, Mr Mubeen, Ms Jasmine, Mr Raja, Ms Vidhya, Ms Sudhi, Mr Vaishak (Radiographers) and Dr Rajith Mukundan (literature search).

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Sen, A. Unexpected MRI artifacts — experience from India. Pediatr Radiol 45, 1722–1725 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3373-1

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