Echodense spinal subarachnoid space in neonates with progressive ventricular dilatation: A marker of noncommunicating hydrocephalus

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1119-1121

  Rudas, Gabor ^a   Almássy, Zsusanna ^a   Papp, Borbala ^a   Varga, Edit ^a   Méder, Ünöke ^a   Taylor, George A ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0031706302     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.4.9763007     Document Type: Article

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