Deep medullary vein involvement in neonates with brain damage: An MR imaging study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2030-2036

  Arrigoni, Filippo ^a   Parazzini, C ^a   Righini, A ^a   Doneda, C ^a   Ramenghi, L A ^b   Lista, G ^a   Triulzi, F ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP MEDULLARY VEIN ABNORMAL PROMINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN MALFORMATION; WHITE MATTER;

AGING, PREMATURE; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84455188634     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2687     Document Type: Article

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