Diffusion-weighted MRI in lungs of normal fetuses and those with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 678-686

  Cannie, M ^a,b   Jani, J ^a,b   De Keyzer, F ^a   Roebben, I ^a   Dymarkowski, S ^a   Deprest, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Diffusion weighted imaging; Fetal lung; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; LUNG; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 73449126199     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7326     Document Type: Article

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