The role of MRI in the evaluation of the fetal brain with an emphasis on biometry, gyration and parenchyma

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 694-699

  Garel, Catherine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biometry; Brain; Fetus; Magnetic resonance; Sulcation

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; BIOMETRY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROGYRIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHIZENCEPHALY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

BIOMETRY; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 4544375871     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1249-x     Document Type: Review

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