Contribution of MRI to ultrasound in the diagnosis of fetal anomalies

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 882-890

  Kul, Sibel ^a   Korkmaz, Hatice Ayca Ata ^a   Cansu, Aysegul ^a   Dinc, Hasan ^a   Ahmetoglu, Ali ^a   Guven, Suleyman ^a   Imamoglu, Mustafa ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anomalies; fetus; magnetic resonance imaging; prenatal; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SIGN TEST; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858732875     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23502     Document Type: Article

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