Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of fetal death and hydranencephaly in two chihuahua fetuses

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 589-592

  De Cruz, Robert J ^a,b   Alvarado, Manuel S ^a   Sandoval, Jorge E ^a   Vilchez, Eloina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine fetuses; Fetal death; Hydranencephaly; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HYDRANENCEPHALY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HYDRANENCEPHALY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0642343254     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb00512.x     Document Type: Article

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