Stereological evaluation of the volume and volume fraction of newborns' brain compartment and brain in magnetic resonance images

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 825-832

  Nisari, Mehtap ^a   Ertekin, Tolga ^a   Özçelik, Özlem ^a   Çınar, Şerife ^a   Doğanay, Selim ^a   Acer, Niyazi ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Newborn; Stereology; Volume Estimation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CADAVER; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY BULB; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 84872295606     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-012-0971-6     Document Type: Article

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