Navigating the neonatal brain through the base of the skull: An effective sonographic teaching tool

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 38-44

  Angtuaco, Teresita L ^a,b  

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

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

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brain; Head; Neonate; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR FONTANEL; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SKULL BASE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 2442705237     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-200406000-00002     Document Type: Review

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