Measurement of the transverse cerebellar diameter in preterm neonates and its use in assessment of gestational age

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-312

  Davies, Mark W ^a,b   Swaminathan, Mohan ^a   Rex Betheras, F ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Gestational age; Preterm infant; Transverse cerebellar diameter; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CEREBELLUM; ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

CEPHALOMETRY; CEREBELLUM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0035433108     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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