Preterm Brain Injury: Imaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcome

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-172

  Russ, Andrew ^b   Hand, Ivan L ^a,b  

^a JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial ultrasound; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1942518908     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-823772     Document Type: Review

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