Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: Luxury or necessity?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-476

  Cannie, M ^a   Jani, J ^a   Dymarkowski, S ^a   Deprest, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33646575282     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2776     Document Type: Editorial

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