Reference values for the length and area of the fetal corpus callosum on 3-dimensional sonography using the transfrontal view

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-212

  Araujo, Edward ^a   Visentainer, Milena ^a   Simioni, Christiane ^a   Ruano, Rodrigo ^b   Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes Machado ^a   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional sonography; Area; Corpus callosum; Fetus; Length; Reference value; Transfrontal view

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; AREA; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; LENGTH; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TRANSFRONTAL VIEW;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84856691203     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.2.205     Document Type: Review

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