Brainstem and cerebellar differences and their association with neurobehavior in term small-for-gestational-age fetuses assessed by fetal MRI

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 452.e1-452.e8

  Sanz Cortes, Magdalena ^a   Egaña Ugrinovic, Gabriela ^a   Zupan, Rudolf ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Gratacos, Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

brain stem; cerebellum; fetal MRI; intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); small for gestational age (SGA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN STEM; BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VOLUMETRY;

BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; FETAL MRI; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION (IUGR); SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE (SGA);

ADULT; BIOMETRY; BRAIN STEM; CEPHALOMETRY; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84899759449     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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