Doppler velocimetry of the fetal middle cerebral and renal arteries: Interobserver reliability

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-321

  Fong, Katherine ^a,b   Ryan, Mary Lou ^a   Cohen, Howard ^a   Amankwah, Kofi ^a   Ohlsson, Arne ^b   Myhr, Terri ^b   Hannah, Mary ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Fetus; Interobserver reliability; Middle cerebral artery; Pulsatility index; Renal artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029932026     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.4.317     Document Type: Article

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