Antenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in localizing the level of lesion in spina bifida and correlation with postnatal outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 530-536

  Appasamy, M ^a,c   Roberts, D ^a   Pilling, D ^b   Buxton, N ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal MR imaging; Myelomeningocele; Neurological morbidity; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal ultrasound; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33646563722     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2755     Document Type: Article

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