The assessment of fetal neurobehavior by three-dimensional and four-dimensional ultrasound

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 675-684

  Kurjak, Asim ^a   Tikvica, Ana ^a   Stanojevic, Milan ^a   Miskovic, Berivoj ^a   Ahmed, Baldreldeen ^b   Azumendi, Guillermo ^c   Renzo, Gian Carlo Di ^d  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^c Clinica Gutenberg   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D 4D ultrasonography; Fetal behavior; High risk fetus; Neurological assessment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DISEASE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOVEMENT; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 56549100724     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802212166     Document Type: Review

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