Feasibility of fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: Preliminary experience

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-108

  Gorincour, G ^a   Bourliere Najean B ^a   Bonello, B ^a   Fraisse, A ^a   Philip, N ^a   Potier, A ^a   Kreitmann, B ^a   Petit, P ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846451728     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3924     Document Type: Article

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