Downstream determinants of pulsatility of the mean velocity waveform in the umbilical artery as predicted by a computer model

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 707-717

  Surat, D R ^a   Adamson, S L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Computer simulation; Doppler; Fetal monitoring; Fetus; Models; Placenta; Prenatal; Pulsatile flow; Rheology; Sheep; Ultrasonography; Umbilical arteries

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; FETAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULSATILE FLOW; RHEOLOGY; ULTRASONIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DIASTOLIC BLOOD VELOCITY; DIASTOLIC TO SYSTOLIC BLOOD VELOCITY; ELECTRIC ANALOG MODEL; FETAL SHEEP; MEAN BLOOD VELOCITY WAVEFORM; PLACENTAL RESISTANCE; UMBILICAL ARTERIAL RESISTANCE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICOPLACENTAL CIRCULATION;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER MODEL; HEMODYNAMICS; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0029838678     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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