Essential features of Chiari II malformation in MR imaging: An interobserver reliability study - Part 1

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 977-985

  Geerdink, Niels ^a   Van Der Vliet, Ton ^b   Rotteveel, Jan J ^a   Feuth, Ton ^a   Roeleveld, Nel ^a   Mullaart, Reinier A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain MR imaging; Chiari II malformation; Reliability; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TECTUM;

EID: 85027948471     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1761-5     Document Type: Article

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