Prenatal diagnosis of a large fetal arachnoid cyst

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 358-361

  Rafferty, P G ^a   Britton, J ^b   Penna, L ^c   Ville, Y ^a,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Prenatal diagnosis; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; FETUS; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031739448     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.12050358.x     Document Type: Article

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