In utero magnetic resonance of non-isolated ventriculomegaly: does ventricular size or morphology reflect pathology?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 844-853

  Rickard, S ^a   Morris, J ^b   Paley, M ^b   Griffiths, P ^b   Whitby, E ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA; ULTRASOUND;

BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748436802     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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