Spinal cord sonography in newborns: Anatomy and diseases

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-188

  Azzoni, Roberto ^a,c   Gerevini, Simonetta ^b   Cabitza, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b San Raf faele Institute   (Italy)

^c Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Newborns; Sonography; Spinal column; Spinal cord; Tethered cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSRAPHISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 18244396918     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200505000-00008     Document Type: Article

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