Morphology of the optic chiasm in albinism;Morphologie des chiasma opticum bei albinismus

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 662-665

  Schmitz, B ^a   Krick, C ^b   Kasmann Kellner B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Kinderophthalmologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albinism; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optic chiasm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548526197     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1572-3     Document Type: Review

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