MRI of the Fetal Brain : Normal Development and Cerebral Pathologies /

Fetal MR has grown continually in importance in recent years, and the brain has become the main focus of investigation. However, we lack established standards and a good knowledge of the normal MR appearance. To fill this gap is the purpose of the first part of this book, which is an MR atlas of the...

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Main Author: Garel, Catherine
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Fetal MR has grown continually in importance in recent years, and the brain has become the main focus of investigation. However, we lack established standards and a good knowledge of the normal MR appearance. To fill this gap is the purpose of the first part of this book, which is an MR atlas of the cerebral development of the fetus. The second part is dedicated to cerebral pathologies. It includes, for each condition, a summary of the fundamental data, the imaging findings (US and MR) in correlation with neurofetopathology and/or postnatal imaging, and a brief perspective of the prognosis.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 267 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642187476 (electronic bk.)
3642187471 (electronic bk.)