Imaging patterns of brain injury in term-birth asphyxia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 586-592

  Swarte, Renate ^a   Lequin, Maarten ^a   Cherian, Perumpillichira ^b   Zecic, Alexandra ^c   Van Goudoever, Johannes ^a   Govaert, Paul ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Injury patterns; Magnetic resonance imaging; Newborn; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJURY; INTROSPECTION; LEUKOMALACIA; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASOUND; WHITE MATTER;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 59149100217     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01156.x     Document Type: Review

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