Spinal sinuses, dimples, pits and patches: What lies beneath?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Williams, Helen ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; SPINAL CORD LESION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33749463275     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.105643     Document Type: Review

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