Normal sonographic development of the central nervous system from the second trimester onwards using 2D, 3D and transvaginal sonography

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-339

  Monteagudo, Ana ^a   Timor Tritsch, Ilan E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurosonography; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 64849099436     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2146     Document Type: Review

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