Diffusion-weighted imaging in fetuses with unilateral cortical malformations and callosal agenesis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1100-1102

  Glenn, Orit A ^a   Quiroz, E M ^a   Berman, J I ^a   Studholme, C ^a   Xu, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DELIVERY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSOSTOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INSULA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PERIVENTRICULAR HETEROTOPIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHITE MATTER; ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN VENTRICLE; MYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953519107     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1863     Document Type: Article

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