Hyperechogenicity of thalamic vessels in preterm newborn infants;Hiperecogenicidade dos vasos talâmicos no recém-nascido prematuro

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Paczko, Natália ^a,c   Rotta, Newra T ^b   Silva, Alexandre ^b   Leiria, Fernando ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HCPA   (Brazil)

^c HCPA ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain ultrasound; Hyperechogenicity of thalamic vessels; Preterm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141630989     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0021-75572002000500006     Document Type: Article

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