Spinal sonography in newborns and infants - Part II: Spinal dysraphism and tethered cord

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-88

  Deeg, Karl Heinz ^a,c   Lode, H M ^a   Gassner, I ^b  

^a Klinik für Kinder und Jugendmedizin Bamberg

^b Universitatsklinik fur Kinder und Jugendheilkunde Innsbruck   (Austria)

^c Sozialstiftung Bamberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermal sinus; Diastematomyelia; Lipomyelomeningocele; Myelocystocele; Spinal dysraphism; Spinal lipoma; Spinal sonography; Tethered cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOCELE; MYELOCYSTOCELE; NEWBORN; OCCULT SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPOMA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 39749151091     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963212     Document Type: Article

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