Evaluation of normal brain development by prenatal MR imaging;Valutazione del normale sviluppo encefalico con risonanza magnetica fetale

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 444-455

  Manganaro, L ^a   Perrone, A ^a   Savelli, S ^a   Di Maurizio, M ^a   Maggi, C ^a   Ballesio, L ^a   Porfiri, L M ^a   De Felice, C ^a   Marinoni, E ^a   Marini, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biometrical parameters; Brain development; Gyration sulcation; Magnetic resonance; Myelination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; FRONTAL CORTEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PREGNANCY; RELIABILITY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMETRY; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247481881     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0153-5     Document Type: Article

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