The lemon sign

Radiology

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 206-207

  Thomas, Mariam ^a,b  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Fetus; Signs in imaging; Spina bifida; US

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; FETUS; FETUS RISK; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL; SPINA BIFIDA; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; SKULL; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0038376114     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2281020448     Document Type: Article

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