Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Lung-to-head ratio and lung volume for prediction of outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43.e1-43.e8

  Alfaraj, Malikah A ^a   Shah, Prakesh S ^a   Bohn, Desmond ^c   Pantazi, Sophia ^b   O'Brien, Karel ^a   Chiu, Priscilla P ^c   Gaiteiro, Rose ^c   Ryan, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); lung area to head ratio (LHR); outcome; prognosis; total fetal lung volume (TFLV)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG TO HEAD RATIO; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79959739078     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.02.050     Document Type: Article

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