Imaging in the newborn: Infant immobilizer obviates the need for anesthesia

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 663-665

  Golan, Agneta ^a   Marco, Rina ^a   Raz, Hagit ^a   Shany, Eilon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; General anesthesia; Immobilizer; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; NEWBORN MONITORING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SPLINTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM;

EID: 80755143173     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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