MRI in fetal necropsy

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1221-1228

  Brookes, Jocelyn S ^a   Hagmann, Cornelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Fetus; MRI; Perinatal; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FETUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; KARYOTYPE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRICS; PARENT COUNSELING; PATHOLOGY; PERINATAL DEATH; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; X RAY;

AUTOPSY; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 33845289800     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20770     Document Type: Review

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