The use of MR imaging and spectroscopy of the brain in children investigated for developmental delay: What is the most appropriate imaging strategy?

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1820-1830

  Griffiths, Paul D ^a,c   Batty, Ruth ^b   Warren, Daniel ^a   Hart, Anthony ^a   Sharrard, Mark ^b   Mordekar, Santosh R ^b   Raghavan, Ashok ^b   Connolly, Daniel J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Developmental delay; MR imaging; MR Spectroscopy; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052703336     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2144-0     Document Type: Article

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