Prenatal diagnosis of arachnoid cysts

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-198

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cysts; MRI; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FETUS OUTCOME; GALEN VEIN; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZENCEPHALY; VEIN ANEURYSM;

EID: 35348877995     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60020-0     Document Type: Review

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