Isolated filar cyst on lumbar spine sonography in infants: A case-control study

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1283-1288

  Irani, Neville ^a   Goud, Asha R ^b   Lowe, Lisa H ^c  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Filar; Infants; Lumbar; Spine; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CYSTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845525058     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0317-9     Document Type: Article

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