Routine perinatal and paediatric post-mortem radiography: Detection rates and implications for practice

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 252-257

  Arthurs, Owen J ^a,c   Calder, Alistair D ^a   Kiho, Liina ^a   Taylor, Andrew M ^a,b,c   Sebire, Neil J ^a,c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Foetal; Perinatal; Post mortem; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE DYSPLASIA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHONDRODYSPLASIA PUNCTATA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THANATOPHORIC DWARFISM; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

AUTOPSY; BONE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84899419850     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2804-0     Document Type: Article

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