Outcome of antenatally diagnosed intracranial hemorrhage: Case series and review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-130

  Ghi, T ^a,b   Simonazzi, G ^a   Perolo, A ^a   Savelli, L ^a   Sandri, F ^a   Bernardi, B ^a   Santini, D ^b   Bovicelli, L ^a   Pilu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetus; In utero magnetic resonance imaging; Intracranial hemorrhage; Prenatal diagnosis; Rhesus alloimmunization; Ultrasound; Ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0043244873     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.191     Document Type: Article

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