Predictive value of neonatal MRI as compared to ultrasound in premature infants with mild periventricular white matter changes

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 231-238

  Van Wezel Meijler, Gerda ^a   Van Der Knaap, M S ^d   Oosting, J ^c   Sie, L T L ^d   De Groot, L ^b   Huisman, J ^d   Valk, J ^a   Lafeber, H N ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Motor development; MRI; Periventricular echodensities; Periventricular white matter changes; Premature infants; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032720322     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973496     Document Type: Article

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