Minimally invasive fetal postmortem examination using magnetic resonance imaging and computerised tomography: Current evidence and practical issues

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 713-718

  Thayyil, S ^a   Chitty, L S ^a,b   Robertson, N J ^a   Taylor, A M ^a   Sebire, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; Fetal pathology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOPSY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955118586     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2534     Document Type: Review

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