Fetal MRI: What is the future?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-128

  Garel, C ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EDITORIAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 45449097003     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5249     Document Type: Editorial

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