Three-dimensional digital capture of head size in neonates - a method evaluation.

INTRODUCTION: The quality of neonatal care is mainly determined by long-term neurodevelopmental outcome. The neurodevelopment of preterm infants is related to postnatal head growth and depends on medical interventions such as nutritional support. Head circumference (HC) is currently used as a two-di...

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Main Authors: Sascha Ifflaender, Mario Rüdiger, Arite Koch, Wolfram Burkhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3620274?pdf=render