Computer tomography determined intracranial volume of infants with deformational plagiocephaly: A useful 'normal'?

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 493-503

  Abbott, Amanda H ^a   Netherway, David J ^a,b   Moore, Mark H ^a,c   Menard, Robert M ^a   Cameron, Rachel A ^c   Iafellice, Elaine ^d   Hanieh, Ahmad ^a   David, David J ^a,c  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Institute of Craniofacial Studies   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Craniosynostosis; Deformational plagiocephaly; Intracranial volume; Normal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SKULL;

EID: 0031787795     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199811000-00003     Document Type: Article

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