Contribution of fetal cerebral MRI for diagnosis of structural anomalies

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-433

  Guibaud, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebral; Fetus; Prenatal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; MICROCEPHALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 64849105459     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2171     Document Type: Review

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