Coronal measurement of the fetal lateral ventricles: Comparison between ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-27

  Garel, C ^a   Alberti, C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Fetus; Lateral ventricle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Measurement; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 31144451750     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2666     Document Type: Article

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