MRI of the Fetal Central Nervous System and Body

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-300

  Glenn, Orit A ^a   Coakley, Fergus V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Fetal abnormalities; MRI; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS DISEASE; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VOLUMETRY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 67549101462     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.016     Document Type: Review

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