Anomalies of the corpus callosum: An MR analysis of the phenotypic spectrum of associated malformations

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1343-1348

  Hetts, Steven W ^a   Sherr, Elliott H ^a   Chao, Stephanie ^a   Gobuty, Sarah ^a   Barkovich, A James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormality; Anomaly; Brain; Corpus caliosum; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DIENCEPHALON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; LIPOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELENCEPHALON; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 33750291247     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0146     Document Type: Review

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