Timing of MRI in pregnancy, repeat exams, access, and physician qualifications

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 340-344

  Levine, Deborah ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS abnormalities; Fetus; MRI; Pregnancy; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONJOINED TWINS; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION; FACE TUMOR; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY TUMOR; NECK TUMOR; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; SACRUM AGENESIS; SIRENOMELIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

CNS ABNORMALITIES; FETUS; MRI; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886390305     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.06.011     Document Type: Review

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