Post-mortem cerebral magnetic resonance imaging T 1 and T 2 in fetuses, newborns and infants

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Thayyil, Sudhin ^a,b   De Vita, Enrico ^c   Sebire, Neil J ^d   Bainbridge, Alan ^e   Thomas, David ^c   Gunny, Roxanne ^d   Chong, Kling ^d   Lythgoe, Mark F ^b   Golay, Xavier ^c   Robertson, Nicola J ^a   Cady, Ernest B ^e   Taylor, Andrew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Post mortem; Relaxometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 84856950190     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.105     Document Type: Article

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