Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy assessment of fetal brain metabolism in late-onset 'small for gestational age' versus 'intrauterine growth restriction' fetuses

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 108-116

  Sanz Cortes, Magdalena ^a,b,d   Simoes, Rui V ^a,b,d   Bargallo, Nuria ^c,e   Masoller, Narcis ^a,b,d   Figueras, Francesc ^a,b,d   Gratacos, Eduard ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Fetal Medicine Research Group   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fetal brain metabolism; Fetal magnetic resonance imaging; Intrauterine growth restriction; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Small for gestational age fetus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLIC RATIO; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; BRAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYOLOGY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924341098     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000365102     Document Type: Article

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