Comparison of six sonographic signs in the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 330-334

  D'Addario, Vincenzo ^a   Rossi, A Cristina ^a   Pinto, Vincenzo ^a   Pintucci, Armando ^a   Di Cagno, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain anatomy; Chiari II malformation; Open and closed defects; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CEREBELLUM; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 46749144514     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.052     Document Type: Article

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