Rotation of the vermis as a cause of enlarged cisterna magna on prenatal imaging

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 490-493

  Zalel, Y ^a,b   Gilboa, Y ^a   Gabis, L ^a   Ben Sira, L ^a   Hoffman, C ^b   Wiener, Y ^a   Achiron, R ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebellar vermis; Cisterna magna; Prenatal sonography; Rotation; Sagittal plane

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CISTERNA MAGNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CISTERNA MAGNA; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ROTATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33646583801     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2768     Document Type: Article

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