How early are fetal cerebral sulci visible at prenatal ultrasound and what is the normal pattern of early fetal sulcal development?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 706-715

  Toi, A ^a   Lister, W S ^b   Fong, K W ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Peach Arch Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brain; Fetus; Neurodevelopment; Normal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SULCUS; CALCARINE SULCUS; CINGULATE GYRUS; CINGULATE SULCUS; CONVEXITY SULCUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSULA; LATERAL SULCUS; NEUROANATOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PARIETOOCCIPITAL SULCUS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 10644279999     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1802     Document Type: Article

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