Human fetal brain imaging by magnetoencephalography: Verification of fetal brain signals by comparison with fetal brain models

NeuroImage

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1009-1020

  Vrba, J ^a   Robinson, S E ^a   McCubbin, J ^a   Murphy, P ^b   Eswaran, H ^b   Wilson, J D ^c   Preissl H ^b,d   Lowery, C L ^b  

^a VSM MedTech Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fMEG; Human fetal brain imaging; Magnetoencephalography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542316150     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.10.022     Document Type: Article

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