In vivo intrauterine sound pressure and temperature measurements during magnetic resonance imaging (1.5 T) in pregnant ewes

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Ruckhaberle E ^a   Nekolla, S G ^a   Ganter, C ^a   Schneider, K T M ^a   Peter, A ^b   Raidt, A ^a   Kovacs, L ^a   Brockmeier, S J ^a   Schwaiger, M ^a   Oberhoffer, R ^a   Papadopulos, N A ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DRESDEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Fetal auditory system; Intrauterine sound pressure; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiofrequency energy; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEARING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 50049112144     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151339     Document Type: Article

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