Fetal MRI as complement to US in the diagnosis and characterization of anomalies of the genito-urinary tract

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Alamo, Leonor ^a   Laswad, Tarek ^a   Schnyder, Pierre ^a   Meuli, Reto ^a   Vial, Yvan ^a   Osterheld, Maria Chiara ^a   Gudinchet, Francois ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fetal MRI; Fetal US; Genito urinary pathology; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL PATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; FETAL MRI; FETAL US; GENITO-URINARY PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; RESONANCE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOAMNIOS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 78149359608     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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