Diffusion-weighted MR imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient of the normal fetal lung: Preliminary experience

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 745-748

  Manganaro, Lucia ^a   Perrone, Anna ^a   Sassi, Simona ^a   Fierro, Francesca ^a   Savelli, Sara ^a   Di Maurizio, Marco ^a   Tomei, Alessandra ^a   Francioso, Antonella ^a   La Barbera, Laura ^a   Giancotti, Antonella ^a   Ballesio, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Lung maturity; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; ULTRASOUND;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LUNG; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 49949101331     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2041     Document Type: Article

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