Prenatal diagnosis of malformations of cortical development by dedicated neurosonography

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-191

  Malinger, G ^a,e   Kidron, D ^b,e   Schreiber, L ^a,e   Ben Sira, L ^c,d,e   Hoffmann, C ^e   Lev, D ^a,e   Lerman Sagie, T ^a,e  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cortical malformations; Magnetic resonance imaging; Migration disorders; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847319142     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3906     Document Type: Article

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