Differential growth rates of the cerebellum and posterior fossa assessed by post mortem magnetic resonance imaging of the fetus: Implications for the pathogenesis of the Chiari 2 deformity

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 236-242

  Griffiths, Paul D ^a   Wilkinson, I D ^b   Variend, S ^b   Jones, A ^b   Paley, M N J ^b   Whitby, E ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain development; Cerebellum; Chiari 2; Magnetic resonance; Myelomeningocoele

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; GROWTH KINETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; CHIARI 2; MYELOMENINGOCOELE;

NEUROLOGY;

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CADAVER; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442566743     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410003572     Document Type: Article

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