Magnetic resonance imaging measurement of fetal lung volume does not match postnatal survival

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Gaillot, Théophile ^a,b   Ferry, M ^a   Beuchee A ^a   Pladys, P ^a   Betremieux P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG VOLUME; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846396451     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.105957     Document Type: Letter

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