Practical approach to prenatal posterior fossa abnormalities using MRI

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 700-711

  Guibaud, Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Fetus; MRI

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 4544258480     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1248-y     Document Type: Review

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