Safety of magnetic resonance imaging in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 850-853

  Benavente Fernandez I ^a   Lubian Lopez P S ^a   Zuazo Ojeda, M A ^a   Jimenez Gomez G ^a   Lechuga Sancho, A M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance; Preterm; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 77951952856     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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