Abnormal or delayed development of the posterior membranous area of the brain: Anatomy, ultrasound diagnosis, natural history and outcome of Blake's pouch cyst in the fetus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-287

  Paladini, D ^a   Quarantelli, M ^b   Pastore, G ^a   Sorrentino, M ^a   Sglavo, G ^a   Nappi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blake's pouch cyst; cerebellar vermis; fetus; posterior fossa; three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYST; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CYSTS; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84857867110     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10138     Document Type: Review

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