The mastoid view: A different approach to the ultrasound exploration of neonatal brain

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 383-391

  Berardi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial ultrasound scan; Midbrain; Posterior fossa; Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOID; MESENCEPHALON; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0036822657     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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