Early Prenatal MR Imaging Diagnosis of Polymicrogyria

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 343-346

  Righini, Andrea ^a,c   Zirpoli, Salvatore ^b   Mrakic, Federica ^b   Parazzini, Cecilia ^a   Pogliani, Laura ^a   Triulzi, Fabio ^a  

^a Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CELL MIGRATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MICROGYRIA; NERVE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1242271420     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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