False diagnosis of renal agenesis on fetal MRI

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-200

  Sgro, M ^a   Shah, V ^b   Barozzino, T ^a   Ibach, K ^b   Allen, L ^b   Chitayat, D ^b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anhydramnios; False diagnosis; Fetal MRI; Renal agenesis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY AGENESIS; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 14544278838     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1739     Document Type: Article

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