Accuracy of transcranial ultrasound in the detection of mild white matter lesions in newborns

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 284-289

  Ciambra, G ^a   Arachi, S ^b   Protano, C ^b   Cellitti, R ^b   Caoci, Stefano ^c   Di Biasp, C ^b   Gualdi, G ^b   De Curtis, M ^b  

^a G Salesi Pediatric Hospital   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Cranial ultrasound; Magnetic resonance; Prematurity; White matter injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRANIAL ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; WHITE MATTER LESION;

EID: 84883047436     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091302600305     Document Type: Article

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