Agenesis of the fetal corpus callosum: sonographic signs change with advancing gestational age

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 687-690

  Paladini, D ^a   Pastore, G ^b   Cavallaro, A ^b   Massaro, M ^b   Nappi, C ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

agenesis; cavum septi pellucidi; corpus callosum; fetus; prenatal diagnosis; ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOCEPHALY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; VENTRICULOMEGALY;

AGENESIS; CAVUM SEPTI PELLUCIDI; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FETUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VENTRICULOMEGALY;

AGENESIS OF CORPUS CALLOSUM; BRAIN DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84888396893     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12506     Document Type: Article

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