Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain at term equivalent age in extremely premature neonates: To scan or not to scan?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 794-800

  Smyser, Christopher D ^a   Kidokoro, Hiroyuki ^a   Inder, Terrie E ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

magnetic resonance imaging; neurodevelopmental outcome; premature infant

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MEDICAL EXPERT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; WHITE MATTER INJURY;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84866240180     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02535.x     Document Type: Review

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