Magnetic resonance imaging of the neonatal brain

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-184

  Prager, Ariel ^a,b   Roychowdhury, Sudipta ^a,b,c,d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d University Radiology Group

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neonate; Neurodevelopmental outcomes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; LITERATURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY; SEDATION; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33947723985     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0012-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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