Comparison of measurements of the transverse diameter and perimeter of the fetal thymus obtained by magnetic resonance and ultrasound imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1100-1105

  De Leon Luis, Juan ^a   Ruiz, Yolanda ^b   Gamez, Francisco ^a   Pintado, Pilar ^a   Oyelese, Yinka ^c   Pereda, Ana ^a   Ortiz Quintana, Luis ^a   Santolaya Forgas, Joaquin ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal MRI; fetal thymic measurements; fetal thymus; prenatal diagnosis; prenatal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX; THYMUS;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; THYMUS GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955367771     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22547     Document Type: Article

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