Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 492-512 , December 2009

Craniosynostosis: A Radiological and Surgical Perspective

  • Olga Kirmi, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Olga Kirmi, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCR, Department of Neuroradiology, W Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, OX3 9DU, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Steven J. Lo, MA, BMBCh, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • David Johnson, MA, BMBCh, DM, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Oxford Craniofacial Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Philip Anslow, MA, MB BChir, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.08.002

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 492-512 , December 2009

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