Nomograms of the axial fetal cerebellar hemisphere circumference and area throughout gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-37

  Sherer, D M ^a   Sokolovski, M ^a   Dalloul, M ^a   Pezzullo, J C ^b   Osho, J A ^a   Abulafia, O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellar hemisphere area; Cerebellar hemisphere circumference; Cerebellum; Fetal biometry; Fetus; Nomogram; Prenatal ultrasound; Transcerebellar diameter; Vermis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTERIES; CEREBELLUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; NOMOGRAMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33846434031     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3879     Document Type: Article

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